
Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 52 x 52 x 2 cm Design - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch
$607
Design : neon, acrylic board
52 x 52 x 2 cm 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch
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52 x 52 x 2 cm 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork location: Spain
Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board
Jean-Michel Basquiat's (1983) is an intriguing work that reflects the artist's unique approach to language, mathematics, and social criticism. The title of the work, , refers to a mathematical equation involving the equals symbol and the number Pi (π), an irrational and transcendental number that has profound significance in both mathematics and art. Basquiat, known for his interest in symbols, codes and the blending of disciplines, uses these elements to explore themes of knowledge, power and the perception of reality.
The work features a central human figure, as is typical in many of Basquiat's paintings, which is surrounded by graphic elements and symbols that could be related to art and science. The presence of the word "Pi", written prominently, and the mathematical symbol of the equal, generate a visual play between the abstract and the logical, combining scientific language with the artist's visceral expressiveness. By incorporating mathematics into his work, Basquiat also reflects his fascination with complex ideas and how academic knowledge can interact with popular culture, history and politics.
The style of remains characteristic of Basquiat: a free use of painting and drawing, with aggressive strokes and bright colors, creating an atmosphere of controlled chaos. The work can be interpreted as a reflection on how logical and rational structures, represented by mathematics, coexist with the disorder and emotion of the human world. As in other pieces of his career, Basquiat uses to challenge conventions and break down the barriers between different forms of knowledge and communication, inviting the viewer to question how we interpret reality and the disciplines that define it.
This isn't just decor; it's a slice of art history in neon, inviting you to ponder the true value of wisdom and the irony of the dunce cap in a world hungry for enlightenment.
The flexible LED tube is safe and environmentally friendly, too! Set the light to the time of day with adjustable brightness.
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.
Each sign is made of a neon flex material, consisting of PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights, that is mounted on a recycled acrylic board. These materials allow to create realistic neon signs, with bright lights and intense color, while being more durable, affordable, and sustainable than traditional neon.
Sustainability is taken seriously thanks to its LED lights which consumes 6 times less energy than traditional lights, lasting up to 100,000 hours. These neon is crafted using recycled materials and 100% recycled packaging, including removing all useless plastic.
Marked by a lightning ascent but also its brevity, Jean-Michel Basquiat's career is more sporty rather than that of a traditional artist. Son of a Haitian father and Puertorican mother, he was born in 1960 in Brooklyn, Basquiat died at the age of 28 in 1988 in New York.
Quickly, he was considered as a gifted child, he could read and write at the age of four and was already speaking three languages at the age of eight. Entirely self-taught, Basquiat came across art thanks to his mother, who made him discover the MoMA. He dropped out of school at an early age. Instead of going to school, Basquiat took over the walls of Manhattan 1976 onwards with two of his friends who were graffiti artisits, Al Diaz and Shannon Dawson. Together, they signed under the name (Same old shit) and accompanied this with a crown and a copyright symbol.
He acquired knowledge through all sorts of popular references, Hitchcock movies to automobiles, not to mention comic books. He was a quick learner and absorbed the context easily, he was influenced by the news especially the one covering the war, exposing arms and media and placed Nixon in the limelight. The messages triggered by Basquiat and his graffiti artist friends were anti-system, anti-religion and anti-political.
It was only in 1979 that Basquiat created his first work, at the Li Kignodesse studio. His life was shaken up a year later. He met Andy Warhol and they created many works together. Basquiat participated at the collective exhibition at Times Square show and became famous. He received one offer after the other and exhibited with Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe during the New-York/New Wave event.
In 1982, he had six solo exhibitions throughout the world and was the youngest artist who participated in the Documenta de Kassel. He was also present for the Biennial of Whitney Museum of American Art in 1983 at the age of 23. This is when Jean-Michel Basquiat created and established his emblematic pattern, a black figure which was heroic through with a three pointed crown.
At the age of 28, Basquiat had created 800 paintings and 1500 drawings and died due to an overdose, as he wasn't able to get rid of his addiction.
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