Basquiat Style, 2026

Bernard Saint-Maxent   Best sellers Emerging artists

Acrylic sculpture, resin, assemblage and mixed media on aluminum Dimension 27 × 27 × 3 cm Signed by the artist

This unique work by Bernard Saint Maxent blends painting, sculpture and assemblage in a relief composition inspired by the creative energy of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Made in acrylic, resin and mixed media on aluminum, it goes beyond the traditional framework by integrating a hand-painted sculpture that dialogues with the pictorial background. Presented in an elegant American case and accompanied by its gallery certificate, this creation illustrates all the richness of Bernard Saint Maxent's work: an expressive, contemporary, and resolutely singular work.

A vibrant work that celebrates the legacy of Jean Michel Basquiat

With this unprecedented creation, Bernard Saint Maxent pays a free and personal tribute to the universe of Jean-Michel Basquiat, without ever falling into copying.

The black face with white outlines, the bloodshot eyes, the nervous lines and the splashes of color immediately recall the raw energy of the New York master. But Bernard Saint Maxent goes further by literally taking the work out of the frame.

A resin sculpture, modeled and hand-painted, comes to dialogue with the pictorial background. Standing on volumes evoking studio boxes or an urban base, this character seems to be painting the canvas before our eyes. The small paint pots placed in the foreground reinforce this impression of a living studio, as if the creative process were frozen in the moment.

This staging transforms painting into sculpture and gives the work a true theatrical dimension.

Some works tell a story.

Others give the impression of living it.

Here, Bernard Saint Maxent is not just painting a tribute to Basquiat.

He invites us into his studio.

The character emerges from the painting.

The brush is still loaded with paint.

The pots are open.

The work seems unfinished…

As if art continued before our eyes.

Each color projection evokes the energy of the street.

Each material tells the spontaneity of the gesture.

Each relief transforms the painting into a living object.

This creation celebrates the freedom to create, the audacity to break codes, and the expressive power of contemporary art.

Hung in a design interior, a gallery or an urban art collection, it immediately attracts the eye. One does not just look at it: one discovers it, detail by detail.