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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Print, Le secret, Yohan Storti

Le secret

Yohan Storti

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

$103

Print, Creep, Yohan Storti

Creep

Yohan Storti

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

$103

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Pierre Segoh

Sans titre

Pierre Segoh

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,271

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Pierre Segoh

Sans titre

Pierre Segoh

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,271

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Pierre Segoh

Sans titre

Pierre Segoh

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,271

Painting, Dada, Tarek

Dada

Tarek

Painting - 19 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

$358

Painting, Tribal Mask, Tarek

Tribal Mask

Tarek

Painting - 24 x 19 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch

$358

Painting, Elephant, Tarek

Elephant

Tarek

Painting - 24 x 19 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch

$358

Painting, Salute, Barbara d'Antuono

Salute

Barbara d'Antuono

Painting - 67 x 65 x 5 cm Painting - 26.4 x 25.6 x 2 inch

$3,236

Painting, Pride, Grégoire Devin

Pride

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 131.6 x 225.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.8 x 88.8 x 2 inch

$14,400

Print, Fix you, Yohan Storti

Fix you

Yohan Storti

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

$103

Painting, Le club de jazz, Skepa

Le club de jazz

Skepa

Painting - 110 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$12,715

Painting, Papa Legba, Tarek

Papa Legba

Tarek

Painting - 61 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$4,392

Painting, Gotham 2, Tarek

Gotham 2

Tarek

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$4,623

Painting, Shadow, Tarek

Shadow

Tarek

Painting - 76 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,392

Painting, Le OuaÏ, Mihoub

Le OuaÏ

Mihoub

Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$6,704

Painting, Le minotaure, Skepa

Le minotaure

Skepa

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$7,629

Painting, Pop Geometrik, Tarek

Pop Geometrik

Tarek

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$520