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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Burn Hollywood Burn
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 40.1 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 15.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
CHF 3,590
Il me dit que je suis belle
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch
CHF 535
I’m getting old
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch
CHF 535
Viva la vida
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 535
Umbrella
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 535
Parler d’ma vie
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 535
Paris Groove
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 185
Geometric #2
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHF 243
Geometric #1
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHF 243
Les Pirates Skull
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 127
Sans titre (1)
Jean-Michel Cordier
Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
CHF 282
Masque totemic #9
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHF 175
Sans titre (5)
Jean-Michel Cordier
Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
CHF 273
I Hit The Jackpot
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 40.1 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 15.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
CHF 3,590
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
CHF 487
La minute de silence
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0 inch
CHF 487
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
CHF 487
C’est bon que tu sois là
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 535
Gotham city
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 185
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
CHF 175
L'esprit des Bois
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 inch
CHF 107
Metropolis
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHF 243
Orange skull
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
CHF 243
In gold we trust
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 165
Skull by nature
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHF 165
Secrets handshakes and bizarre rituals
Paul Kostabi
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,947
La vie
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
CHF 409
Chicken Soup
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHF 243
Cheddar Soup
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHF 243
Roquefort and Rice
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHF 175
VIEUX MONDE DEBOUT
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 18.9 inch
CHF 681
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 18.9 inch
CHF 633
Campbell's Noodles and Lamb
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHF 175
Portrait décalé
Jazzu
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
CHF 438
Face cachée
Jazzu
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
CHF 438
Beauté du silence
Jazzu
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
CHF 438
Doux
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch
CHF 438
Sans titre
Dominique Liccia
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 15.4 inch
CHF 584
Face totem 3
Themanfromthefuture Urano
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
CHF 195
Face totem #4 (2/30)
Themanfromthefuture Urano
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 195