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, Pas là, Yohan Storti

Pas là

Yohan Storti

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

$106

Painting, Poésie graphique, Skepa

Poésie graphique

Skepa

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,318

Painting, Le penseur au vase, Skepa

Le penseur au vase

Skepa

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,318

Painting, Le bal de wynwood, Skepa

Le bal de wynwood

Skepa

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,318

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #6, Tarek

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

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Skull gris, Tarek

Skull gris

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$119

Fine Art Drawings, Calavera, Tarek

Calavera

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$119

Painting, Street art & -1, SmaK-titi

Street art & -1

SmaK-titi

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

$2,623

Painting, Wall street, Tarek

Wall street

Tarek

Painting - 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$232

Painting, Campbell's Chicken, Tarek

Campbell's Chicken

Tarek

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$298

Painting, Brillo, Tarek

Brillo

Tarek

Painting - 21.5 x 21.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.8 inch

$417

Painting, Golgoth, Tarek

Golgoth

Tarek

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$358

Painting, Actarus, Tarek

Actarus

Tarek

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$358

Fine Art Drawings, Parc fermé, Yohan Storti

Parc fermé

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11 x 0 inch

$596

Fine Art Drawings, I will try, Yohan Storti

I will try

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$596

Painting, Never trust a hippy, Skepa

Never trust a hippy

Skepa

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,073

Painting, Sad song, Yohan Storti

Sad song

Yohan Storti

Painting - 72 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,192

Painting, Geometrik #1, Tarek

Geometrik #1

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,299

Sculpture, WEB, Tarek

WEB

Tarek

Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 2 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$417

Painting, Chimère bleue, Skepa

Chimère bleue

Skepa

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$6,318

Fine Art Drawings, Gotham city, Tarek

Gotham city

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$227

Sculpture, Masque rond, Tarek

Masque rond

Tarek

Sculpture - 18 x 18 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch

$358

Painting, La Cène, Yohan Storti

La Cène

Yohan Storti

Painting - 80 x 240 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 94.5 x 1.4 inch

$6,557

Painting, Gentleman, Grégoire Devin

Gentleman

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$7,200

Painting, Diango, Perrotte

Diango

Perrotte

Painting - 97 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$8,583

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #4, Tarek

Masque totemic #4

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Vincit omnia veritas, Tarek

Vincit omnia veritas

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Behind the life, Tarek

Behind the life

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$215

Fine Art Drawings, Skullizm, Tarek

Skullizm

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$215

Fine Art Drawings, Winter is Coming, Tarek

Winter is Coming

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch

$155

Painting, Vega, Tarek

Vega

Tarek

Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$83

Painting, Officier de Vega, Tarek

Officier de Vega

Tarek

Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$83

Painting, Skull of Goldorak, Tarek

Skull of Goldorak

Tarek

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$417

Fine Art Drawings, Batman #2, Tarek

Batman #2

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Mask, Tarek

Mask

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$215