Basquiat-style Artists

In 1985, the New York Times Magazine featured a shoeless Jean-Michel Basquiat on its cover. Titled “New Art, New Money," it was not just about the artist, but its focus was really the vague concept of the “art star". Basquiat ran away from home at 17 to live in New York, couch-surfing and starting off his career as a graffiti artist spray-painting walls under the pseudonym SAMO. By the early 80s, race explicitly entered his work for the first time, reflecting a growing consciousness of his own position within the New York art world. Through his paintings, there was a desire to depict the Black community in unprecedented ways. Sadly, Basquiat died at just 27 in 1988, leaving behind an iconic legacy in Basquiat style art. 

Brooklyn-based artist Genesis Tremaine is best known for her bold and abstract paintings of Black subjects set against monochromatic backdrops. The fragmented faces in Tramaine's portraits speak to the many facets and complexities of Black personhood. For Tramaine, the process of creating is spiritual and much of her inspiration comes from the graffiti scene of 1980s New York, like works in the Basquiat style. Similarly Tarek is heavily inspired by Basquiat and even published the first book on graffiti to come out in Europe. Works by Aboudia also echo an innate interest in graffiti and in turn demonstrate the shift in the importance of such an art movement. As you dive into our collections you'll notice just how much the Basquiat style art legacy lives on.

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Painting, Street art & -1, SmaK-titi

Street art & -1

SmaK-titi

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,610

Painting, Wall street, Tarek

Wall street

Tarek

Painting - 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$231

Painting, Campbell's Chicken, Tarek

Campbell's Chicken

Tarek

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$297

Painting, Brillo, Tarek

Brillo

Tarek

Painting - 21.5 x 21.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.8 inch

$415

Painting, Golgoth, Tarek

Golgoth

Tarek

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$356

Painting, Actarus, Tarek

Actarus

Tarek

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$356

Fine Art Drawings, Parc fermé, Yohan Storti

Parc fermé

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11 x 0 inch

$593

Fine Art Drawings, I will try, Yohan Storti

I will try

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$593

Painting, Never trust a hippy, Skepa

Never trust a hippy

Skepa

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,068

Painting, Sad song, Yohan Storti

Sad song

Yohan Storti

Painting - 72 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,186

Painting, Geometrik #1, Tarek

Geometrik #1

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,293

Sculpture, WEB, Tarek

WEB

Tarek

Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 2 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$415

Painting, Chimère bleue, Skepa

Chimère bleue

Skepa

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,288

Fine Art Drawings, Gotham city, Tarek

Gotham city

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$225

Sculpture, Masque rond, Tarek

Masque rond

Tarek

Sculpture - 18 x 18 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch

$356

Painting, La Cène, Yohan Storti

La Cène

Yohan Storti

Painting - 80 x 240 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 94.5 x 1.4 inch

$6,525

Painting, Gentleman, Grégoire Devin

Gentleman

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$7,200

Painting, Diango, Perrotte

Diango

Perrotte

Painting - 97 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$8,542

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #4, Tarek

Masque totemic #4

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Vincit omnia veritas, Tarek

Vincit omnia veritas

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Behind the life, Tarek

Behind the life

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$214

Fine Art Drawings, Skullizm, Tarek

Skullizm

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$214

Fine Art Drawings, Winter is Coming, Tarek

Winter is Coming

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch

$154

Painting, Vega, Tarek

Vega

Tarek

Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$83

Painting, Officier de Vega, Tarek

Officier de Vega

Tarek

Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$83

Painting, Skull of Goldorak, Tarek

Skull of Goldorak

Tarek

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$415

Fine Art Drawings, Batman #2, Tarek

Batman #2

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Mask, Tarek

Mask

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$214

Sculpture, Lego 6, Tarek

Lego 6

Tarek

Sculpture - 19 x 38 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 15 x 4.5 inch

$190

Print, In my life, Yohan Storti

In my life

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Hit Home, Andrew Weir

Hit Home

Andrew Weir

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,796

Print, T'es où, Yohan Storti

T'es où

Yohan Storti

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$106

Fine Art Drawings, Dog Robot, Tarek

Dog Robot

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch

$130

Fine Art Drawings, Saint Malo, Tarek

Saint Malo

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch

$107

Painting, X-mas, Walter Sené

X-mas

Walter Sené

Painting - 28 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 11 x 0.8 inch

$190

Painting, Angeface, Walter Sené

Angeface

Walter Sené

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$475

Fine Art Drawings, Vanitas, Tarek

Vanitas

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$71

Fine Art Drawings, Skull, Tarek

Skull

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.2 inch

$178

Fine Art Drawings, L'esprit des Bois, Tarek

L'esprit des Bois

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch

$130

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #8, Tarek

Masque totemic #8

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #7, Tarek

Masque totemic #7

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113