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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Sous la nuit les couleurs de la vie
Jazzu
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,815
La vie est belle
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 23.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 9.2 x 0 inch
$656
Battre le cœur dans nos idées folles
Jazzu
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,100 $2,945
Sous le signe de l'espérance
Jazzu
Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,815
Une belle image du bonheur
Jazzu
Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,815
Le soleil brille même la nuit #2
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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Les toits éclairés par la lune
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$715 $644
Ephémères colorés (N° Inédit)
Jazzu
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,907 $1,717
The Gotham city
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11 x 0 inch
$834
Autoportrait aux choses
Yohan Storti
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$954
On skate in the street art museum (7 pieces)
Themanfromthefuture Urano
Painting - 90 x 117 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,265
Au bord de l'eau
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$715
Un dessin et puis j'y vais
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$715
Carpe Diem en anagramme
Yohan Storti
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,861
Une brise sur les fleurs et les sourires
Jéko
Painting - 140 x 107 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,457
Bienvenue sur mon boulevard
Yohan Storti
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$954
Marcher dans les champs de fleurs
Jéko
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,431
Les couleurs des fleurs d'été
Jéko
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,431
Étourdi à la vue du soleil
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,431
La complainte de la butte
Yohan Storti
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$2,384
U malé II ( igname salé II )
Stéphane Foucaud
Painting - 103.5 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 40.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch
$2,104