Blue Sky - Geometric Art (1)
Tarek
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
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 the Basquiat style.
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 legacy lives on.
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$105
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$105
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$105
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$333
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$333
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$277
Painting - 64 x 78 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch
$444
Painting - 78 x 76 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$444
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,332
Sculpture - 68.5 x 23 x 4 cm Sculpture - 27 x 9.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,886 $2,597
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$666
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$921
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$666
Painting - 56 x 78 x 1 cm Painting - 22 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,554
Painting - 44.5 x 36.2 x 0.6 cm Painting - 17.5 x 14.25 x 0.25 inch
$1,665
Painting - 80 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,109
Painting - 110 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Painting - 90 x 117 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,109
Painting - 165 x 158 x 0.4 cm Painting - 65 x 62.2 x 0.2 inch
$999
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$832
Painting - 116 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$877
Painting - 130 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$577
Painting - 168 x 152 x 0.3 cm Painting - 66.1 x 59.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,108
Painting - 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$255
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$2,886
Painting - 164 x 194 x 6 cm Painting - 64.6 x 76.4 x 2.4 inch
$5,772
Painting - 105 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.3 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$3,441
Painting - 130 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$3,219
Painting - 150 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
$5,439
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
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Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
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Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$2,220
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$466
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$2,220
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$666
Painting - 200 x 180 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 70.9 x 2 inch
$27,749
Painting - 114 x 146 x 5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 2 inch
$9,435 $7,548
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$4,995 $4,495
Painting - 185 x 176 x 5 cm Painting - 72.8 x 69.3 x 2 inch
$16,650 $14,985