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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Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #1
Jéko
Sculpture - 76.5 x 22 x 4 cm Sculpture - 30.1 x 8.7 x 1.6 inch
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La vie Rose
Toctoc
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Street art le lundi au soleil-6
SmaK-titi
Painting - 110 x 82.5 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 32.5 x 0.8 inch
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Street art le lundi au soleil-5
SmaK-titi
Painting - 96 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 37.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
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Portrait #1
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
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Ferrari in Progress
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.8 inch
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The element of freedom
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 149.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 59 x 1.5 inch
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The lost art of conversation
Andrew Weir
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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A distraction from content
Andrew Weir
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
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Kitchen sink / moral support
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.01 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
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Masque totemic #6
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
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Portrait #3
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
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Dark Knight
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
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Life in technicolor
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
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Ti' punch molotov 02
Jean-Marc Hunt
Painting - 68 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 26.8 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
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Rice and Tomato Soup
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
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Self Portrait of a Southern Man
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
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Chance would be a fine thing
Andrew Weir
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Batman was here
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
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Fish N Chips for dinner - Hold the vinegar No2
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.01 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
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