#but really inspired by Jean-Michel basquiat

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UPDATE UMMM I LOVE IT SOOO MUCH

[erectedingold]

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat is an artist that I've found so much inspiration from.

His perseverance was so amazing and is inspirational as fuck when I listen to these documentaries talking about his life and everything he did to get to his place as a successful artist from the 80's who brought neo expressionism to new heights.

As a creative seeing these documentaries and footage of Basquiat of when he was alive it sparks a flame in me to want to paint, to be in a studio to create art that myself and hopefully others will like.

The spirit he has as an artist by being homeless, running away from home, making his art on whatever he could, that's powerful to me. I see people complain about not having the proper equipment but Basquiat literally painted on doors and trash when he didn't have the money for a canvas and sold post cards to try and make some quick cash which is also how he met Andy Warhol and I think that that's how he met him is amazing.

I've been taking a lot of inspiration from Basquiat recently I think the "SAMO" tag is really cleaver and cool and wanted to do my own so I'm gonna experiment with "EIG" not that you mesh it tog ether it's more E. I. G. but y'know. I want a little tag for myself like that and it's just my user shortened. I got the name "ErectedInGold" because of the Nicolas Cantu video of him drunk and high in Dreams Uber and he was bashing on Dream and during the rant he said "I'm going to be a statue erected in gold" and it's been sticking with me a little I'll be honest, it feels nice to have a "art name" in a way, I go by SorryDiego for those reading who don't know and I post my videos under that name but on Instagram I have an account called "ErectedInGold" where I post my art stuff, and I guess now where I post my blog to.

But back to Jean-Michel Basquiat I think he's an amazing artist and his work is beautiful and something about it itches my brain the right way with how he does every perfect imperfection. It's amazing

I wish I could go back in time and see him work as he was truly amazing.

- EIG

[fashionbooksmilano]

Art in Flower

Finding Inspiration in Art and Nature

Lindsay Taylor

Monacelli, New york 2023, 248 pages, 23,5x28,5cm, ISBN 978 158 093 6200

euro 49,95

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

In Art in Flower, Lindsey Taylor introduces an original take on floral design that teaches us to see the world anew

Based on Lindsey Taylor's popular Wall Street Journal column, Flower School, on its surface this book demonstrates how Taylor creates stunning but achievable floral arrangements inspired by works of art. Riffing on works by a diversity of artists across mediums, periods, and styles, including Alice Neel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julie Mehretu, Sheila Hicks, Willem de Kooning, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frank Stella, Salman Toor, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Kerry James Marshall, among many others, Taylor inspires readers to interpret the palettes, compositions, brushstrokes, and mood of the art in flowers, and shares florists' trade secrets for building beautiful arrangements. Through this meditative practice of looking intently at art and nature, readers learn, in the words of David Hockney, "to really look," and to really see the world.

28/01/24

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PAINTING

Easter Break

I’ve been on a deep dive of Jean-Michel Basquiats art and life recently. I’ve always found it a bit harder to fully be immersed in a visual artists work as I often feel I can’t relate to it, but the more I find out about Basquiats work and life, the deeper I fall in love with his process.

The intuitive nature of his art is something I connect to. The “editing”, the adding and taking away and adding more, “mistakes” not existing and just being part of a very fast moving process. Taking inspiration in real time from what’s happening around him right now or things he’s absorbed. I really appreciate the storytelling in each piece and how they’re independent to each other but also connected. The way he works and talks about his art is refreshing to me, in a way it’s confirmation about some of my own ideas, which is a relief.

On the other hand it’s extremely daunting that nearly all that I’ve been exploring with my own art has already been explored and “perfected” in his style. This shock is of course my own fault, as to be an artist is to engage with artworks and love them, where I feel I have barely touched the the top of the iceberg with visual art.

I feel a pressure to make something fresh and new and innovative, but I think the best way to do that for me is not to force it, let it come naturally.At the end of the day he has inspired me, and to quote one of the documentary’s about him “influence is just someone’s idea going through my new mind”.

[k00293433]

I decided to use Richter’s technique of layering paint once more on my oil pastel piece from yesterday. I am really enjoying the process of layering and am beginning to consider doing some collage work.

I then began to work at the art of Jean Michel Basquiat who is an American painter known for his raw gestural style of painting with graffiti-like images and scrawled text.

•In Italian 1983

•Warrior 1982

I was greatly inspired by Basquiat’s use of colour and how expressive his works are. I really like how he uses text and layers images.

[grad604georgiamrickard]

ARTIST INSPO

WHY

Jasmine Dowling- Jasmine has created an amazing creative studio with herself. She promotes amazing quality companies in a creative way. She is designing and creating art. Her job would honestly be my dream job. She also creates work that I am drawn to with a fun style of photography, colours I love and funky illustrations.

Bonnie Brown- She is someone who I aspire to be like. She is exceptional at illustration and she has done so well she has created her personal studio with work coming in and she is working with brands and good quality companies.

Jean Michel Basquiat - An Abstract Expressionist artist using acrylic, oil paint and pastels and spray paint. He communicated contrasting thoughts through his work. I am inspired by Basquiat's art as he communicates deep ideas and issues in a fun interesting way. I love how he includes doodle-style drawings.

Bonnie Gray- Bonnie expresses feelings and tells stories, fond memories and friendships through her art. She uses oil pastels, Oil paints and symbolism. I am inspired by Bonnie’s her colours, and symbols and how Creativity is a childlike wonder. 

Marcos Navarro- Marcos has been a big inspiration to me in practising my illustration. He has partnered with books, beer, and many other amazing companies. He has created murals. His style is my type of illustration and he uses a similar process to me. He is an amazing source of inspiration and is a great storyteller through his illustrations.

Hannah Carrick - I love her use of oil pastels, she was the first person I saw using oil pastels that really ought my eye. I love her themes and how she uses bodies. She uses beautiful colours and I find her work so stunning and beautiful while she also carries layers of value in her work also.

Joao Incerti - He brings a lot of his cultural heritage into his work by incorporating his personalised patterns throughout his work. He has a strong theme and also is an illustrator and painter., He creates amazing murals and expresses self-identity which then the reader can also relate to and he is telling stories through his work also.

Ben Crase- I love the pink hats! I love his amazing technique of oil painting, he is so talented. He has beautiful colours and I am amazed at the quality. He has a strong theme across all of his work. There is value hidden in self-identity and expression and cultural heritage.

Jakey Pedro- Jakey uses oil pastels, acrylic and oil paints and shows ideas through horses. “Are a metaphor for life’s wild ride. You’re on the horse, it’s bucking, and you’re partly in, and out, of control.” I am inspired by his use of colour and style and how there is a theme and quote behind his works. 

Studio of the sun - This company is so coo. I love there atrt and as there is so many stories on a canvas and so much hidden meaning you have to search for. Its showing you a story and you have to connect the dots on why.

Tahnee Kelland - I love Tahnee Kelland's work as I am very much drawn to the colours, the texture and the themes of country and desert.

Jack Kabangu - jack's work is very unique and very abstract but within his work, there is a lot of symbolism and value within it. He incorporates a lot of his cultural heritage in what he creates and includes values he believes in. He has a strong theme throughout all his work and it also has a lot of aspects on self-expressionism.

Mika Cotton - Along with Shane as Mika is his daughter, we grew up and went to the same school so again this reminds me a lot of home as her work is connected to where she is from but she expands and also adds values from her Maori heritage and story tells so many deep values through such beautiful work filled with abstract brushes and warm colour pallet which naturally I am very drawn to.

Shane Cotton - Shane is from Palmerston North which I am also from, He is a well-known artist there so he reminds me of a slice of home. His work has so many layers contributed by his cultural heritage, Christian values which I also align with and where he's from which is also where I am from. I love the colours he uses and the illustration style as well. It is so awesome to see his work in so many places, especially the Britomart mural.

Sadao Wantabe - Her works are very textual and patterned. She recreates aspects of biblical teachings especially the main stories of the bible. I connect with this because the bible is a big part of my life and I live by these principles as well as Sadao.

Danny Fox is also another artist who I find not only inspiring but also includes the value of being childlike. I find his paintings somewhat cheeky. He is a very talented artist and uses lovely colours and included the country theme I seem to really be drawn towards.

Dubuffet - Dubuffet is a. sculptor who mainly uses black and white with accents of blue and red doodles. I love the business and the challenge to create shapes out of his scribbles. He is telling stories in a whole new way and I really love e his theme. I relate to him with the randomness and the boldness of the black in some symbol pieces I have created.

Tyler the creator - Tyler is such a great creative really maximising himself as a brand. He is a musician but he has such a strong art presence with his prints, fashion line, album covers and collaborations and his own store. I love the design style of mixed media of photography, design, illustration, and painting. He is a creative genius with also making music that matches the theme of art.

Brittany Ferns - is another artist who is including the same themes I keep getting drawn to such as warm colours, oil painting, country and horse themes. I think this is stemming from my love for the sun, warmth and feeling warm inside and my family's history of my grandparents growing up on farms and also living rurally myself.

[contextualstudies21]

Reading Report Project

‘Exiles, diasporas and strangers (Diaspora aesthetics: exploring the African diaspora…) by Sieglinde Lemke and Mercer, Kobena.

The author of the text is trying to understand the concept of diaspora. They asking themselves questions:

What is exactly? What does diasporic art look like? Is there a particular style we can identify as diasporic?

From the book we can say that diaspora refers to the dispersion of a population from their original homeland to different geographical locations. It involves groups of people who, voluntarily or forcibly, move away from their ancestral lands and establish communities elsewhere, while still maintaining social and cultural connections to their place of origin. Diasporas often play significant roles in shaping the culture, economy, and politics of both (host and origin) countries.

If it comes to the second question the author has a clear answer: ‘Sometimes diasporic art expresses longing for a home, and frequently it tries to construct a collective identity out of its mostly heterogeneous reality’.

I found really interesting the part when the author was explaining the meaning of roots, routes and riots in terms of metaphorical, deeper meanings.

Roots refers to imagined or real origins. Example of this is painting ‘Negro’ in an African setting’ by Aaron Douglas.

Douglas used his art to reimagine the African American identity, encouraging a return to African origins. His stylized works often depicted African figures and symbols, showing African Americans in a heroic light. His aim was to recast Black identity in terms of pride, strength, and cultural continuity, especially in contrast to the often negative depictions of Black people in Western art and society. In this sense, Negro in an African setting for Aaron Douglas is about reclaiming the African American experience through a visual dialogue with Africa—transforming the narrative of African Americans from one of displacement to one of proud connection with their heritage.

Routes stands for the act of traveling which defines the diasporic condition. To prove the theory the author gives an example of Jacob Lawrence ‘In every town Negroes were leaving by the Hundreds to go North and enter into Northern industry’ piece.

Lawrence's simple, abstracted style and use of bright, contrasting colors gave these scenes a powerful emotional resonance.

Riots represents political and cultural conflicts between the host and the diasporic community. To show this relation, the author referred to Untitled: History of Black People by Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Basquiat’s art draws on a mixture of cultural references, historical events, and his own distinctive graffiti-inspired aesthetic to challenge traditional narratives about Black history and representation.

One of the central themes in this painting is the history of Africa and the impact of European colonization. Basquiat often engaged with African heritage in his works, attempting to reclaim and highlight elements of Black history that had been ignored by Western narratives. His painting also touches on the history of slavery and the forced migration of African people through the transatlantic slave trade. His inclusion of specific symbols, words, and figures often refers to the dehumanizing conditions of slavery and the exploitation of African labor. By doing this, Basquiat challenges the erasure of Black contributions to history and culture, calling attention to the often violent ways Black people have been written out of history.

‘Untitled History of Black People’ can be seen as both a celebration of African heritage and a critique of the way Black people have been treated throughout history. Basquiat’s layering of symbols, texts, and imagery creates a dialogue between past and present, highlighting both the achievements of Black people and the ongoing struggles they face in a world shaped by colonialism and systemic racism. His work is rich in meaning, and part of its power lies in its ability to make viewers confront difficult and often uncomfortable aspects of history, while also offering a vision of pride and resilience in the face of adversity.

The author ends their reflection on diaspora saying: ‘To conclude my exploration of diaspora of aesthetics and the close analysis of the African American diaspora, I would like to highlight that diasporic art tends to be figurative. Even in its most obscure renderings, there is a visible interest in such topics as exile, memory, migration and the psycho-social conditions of diasporic life. ‘

[dtba]

“WHAT DOES THE BLACK MAN SAY?” JORDAN ALLEN AND HIS DYNAMIC EXPLORATIONS THROUGH ART

December 12, 2020

Jordan Allen is an emerging, self-taught artist that is originally from St. Paul, Minnesota. Based in New York since 2017, Allen’s practice explores existential questions as a means of searching for his own truth and identity. His upbringing as the single male in a a single mother household, and his experiences as a Black man in America a have inspired him to create his own world influences by the feelings that form his worldly experiences.

Photographed by @dannycoleee

What is your reason for creating? 

My purpose for creating is to reach deeply within myself to see what I can pull out. Everyday I learn a little more about who I am and what I’m made of. I’m moved to build worlds. When I look outside my door it feels like I’m watching the collapse of civilization in real time. My response has always been to construct a place that allows me to live totally free of the constraints of society. We’re told who we’re supposed to be, and how we’re supposed to get there, but oftentimes that conflicts with our greater ambition. 

I believe that I was placed here to illustrate for people how realistic it is to believe in themselves. Not to be cliché, but anything is possible and I want to show people how true that is. 

I want little black kids to understand that they can overcome any barrier in life. Encouraging confidence will allow them to achieve their dreams just like my heroes did for me. 

What are some of your motifs? 

Ears are something that I definitely use heavily in my work. The bigger the better. I was the only boy in a household full of women. There were certain things that weren’t connecting with my mother and sisters. I would  go off into my own world in my bedroom and sit at my computer and look for music on blogs, research different artists, and try to figure out how to build a time machine. Although the thoughts in my head couldn’t be fully understood by my family, I did feel supported by them. In that any supplies, materials, or request for an audience I needed to test out my ideas, they did whatever they could to assist me. Then I would go back to my room and continue building. The ears started out as me wanting to be heard by anyone that was willing to listen to me, but as I developed as an artist I realized that I was also telling myself to listen to myself. Oftentimes I find that I second guess my gut feeling, and the ears are a reminder for me to continue going with my gut. It hasn’t let me down so far. 

Jordan Allen

Name a few of the artists that inspire you.

I admire Charles White and his work because he was a master at depicting black people beautifully. There’s so much emotion and strength in his artworks that leave me wanting to add as much feeling as possible into what I’m doing. Jean-Michel Basquiat showed me how to be fearless in other areas of my life. Accepting who I am and unapologetically leaning into who I am as a person, and creator. He taught me that barriers only exist if you let them. 

I’ve been really inspired by René Margritte. I’m interested in world building and how his work challenges people to look closer at the world around them. I definitely pull inspiration from Pablo Picasso. He was dynamic in his exploration of the possibilities of what art can look and feel like. He opened all the doors.

Jordan Allen

What do you aim to represent in your work?

For the longest time I was trying to figure out where my niche was and then one day I woke up and realized that I shouldn’t be trying to represent anyone but myself. If I can inspire people to see that anything is possible, then that’s amazing, but I’m trying to prove to 10 year old Jordan that he was right, even way back then. I do believe that there are tons of people who feel misunderstood, and if there’s anything that I can say it’s that being misunderstood is a super power. Use whatever it is that makes you different to your advantage. It’s a beautiful thing to not be like everyone else. It’s even more beautiful to believe in something when not everyone gets it right away. My work is so imaginary because I believe that if you can think it, you can achieve it. 

The work that I create is centered around the freedom that is inside all of us, especially those of use who are Black. Society attempts to mold us with its expectations. My artwork aims to  directly confront the expectations placed on us through a dialogue on personal development

Jordan Allen

What inspiration did you receive during the quarantine period?

I was inspired by so many things. I’ve mainly been inspired by the idea of breaking down and taking the shattered parts and re-assembling them into something new. The quarantine revealed the causes for assorted breakdowns: mental, physical, and spiritual. I realized my greatest breakthroughs followed each breakdown, which is what my most recent series explores. Pushing through self doubt and quieting the outside noise; I was able to hear how to put myself back together again when it felt like things were falling apart. The goal of the new work is to take what I found and share that with anyone who wants to listen. This time helped to understand that healing first occurs internally, and when that happens we can collectively help each other more effectively. Paying attention to the little things can lead to large discoveries, we just have to be present to receive the information. Each day brings the possibility of new life and it’s up to us to decide to approach the opportunity fearlessly. 

Jordan Allen

What are you planning for the future?

As soon as the world can regain its footing to find its equilibrium I’m planning to do the biggest show to date. I miss human interaction, and witnessing the work’s affect on people in person. I can’t wait to have conversations with everyone and I love the suspense leading up to a show. I’ve also been working on exploring the possibilities of creative direction and making functional sculptures. I really believe in making art that serves a purpose in daily life. I want to bring the world inside of my mind into reality. I’ve been designing a lot of clothing lately as well. I have so much to share when the time is right. I’m trying to push myself to affect every visual field.

Photographed by @dannycoleee

To connect with Jordan Allen you can follow him on Instagram and support his art business!

Credits:

Interview conducted by Shirley Reynozo

[cinniswag]

Art

I've always wanted to get back into drawing. I have so many ideas that I can't express like I can music, and I haven't had a huge passion for drawing like I did back in middle school.

“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.” - Jean-Michel Basquiat

I've always wanted to be versatile with my vision. I've really wanted to get into animating either by hand or maybe rig 3D models together, but never found myself having the time for it. Maybe I could take time to learn it, maybe an hour or two out of my day. I wasn't born fluent with the piano, was I?

Felix (Pewdiepie) recently uploaded a video where he drew for 100 days. He started a little bit iffy but importantly his final drawings were really impressive, like on the dot. He's inspiring, practice really does make perfect.

I've been worried about my motivation, ADHD has gotten in my way plenty of times, but where I'm trying to push myself today and tonight I'm hoping that it's not as severe of an issue. Maybe this is what my new years resolution is.

I want to make some kind of webseries, whether good or not it was made by me. I want to put all my talents I accumulated over the years into one beautiful thing, and then another, and then another.

To me, the enjoyment you feel for what you've created overpowers the enjoyment that your viewers feel for what you've created. I've got some way to go now, but don't give up too easily on yourself.

[kusnorio]

Andy Warhol Reimagined: These are the 3 Latest Denny Ja works that inspire hearts

Denny Ja is a famous artist in Indonesia whose work often reaps admiration. He is not only famous in Indonesia, but also in the international world. He displays unique works inspired by daily and socio-political life. On this occasion, we will discuss about the three latest Denny JA works that are amazing and inspiring. First Work: 'Talking to Andy' Denny JA's first work is titled 'Talking to Andy'. This work was inspired by Andy Warhol, an artist who is famous for his pop art works. Denny JA gave a new view of Warhol by mixing bright colors into his pop art works. This work shows how Denny Ja can refer to the works of famous artists to be something that is completely new and amazing. 'Talking to Andy' shows Warhol's face processed with digital technology. He stated that this work was a tribute to Andy Warhol and his inspirational works. In this work, Warhol was changed into a character who seemed like a robot, but with an impressive face and still conveying a message that inspires the heart. Second Work: 'Saint Basquiat' Denny Ja's second work is very unique with the title 'Saint Basquiat'. This work was inspired by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Basquiat is known for his very different paintings and shows surprises, and cannot be predicted. In 'Saint Basquiat', Denny Ja tries to take all the fantastic elements of Basquiat and combine it with color choice techniques that are highly admired among Denny Ja's works. In the work of 'Saint Basquiat', Denny Ja displays basquiat in a truly unique way. Silent, but energetic, this painting has an impressive attraction that is very difficult to forget. This work really shows Denny Ja's unique view of digital technology used in fine arts. Third Work: 'Rethink van Gogh' Denny Ja's third work is titled 'Rethink van Gogh'. This work was inspired by artist Van Gogh, known for his beautiful scratches, but messy. In the work of 'Rethink van Gogh', Denny Ja tries to explore Van Gogh further in an unexpected way. He tried to issue creative inspiration from Van Gogh and changed it into something really new. In 'Rethink van Gogh', Denny Ja explored the three most famous works of Van Gogh, 'Starry Night', 'The Potato Eaters', and 'Sunflowers'. In this work, Denny Ja uses light-color light and a completely new world. He took inspiration from the colors full of life and energy and turned it into something really unique. Conclusion Denny Ja is a famous artist in Indonesia who has shown extraordinary talent in the arts. His works reflect his creative view of a world full of surprises and daily life. Through his three latest works inspired by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Van Gogh, Denny Ja gave a new view of this famous artist and created a truly inspiring work. Denny Ja's visual art is proof that the beauty of art can still be maintained with digital technology today.

Check more: Andy Warhol Reimagined: Here are 3 of Denny JA's latest works that inspire hearts

[joseseveriano]

Jean-Michel Basquiat #5

Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1960 Jean-Michel Basquiat was an artist who liked to photograph his own artworks. Basquiat was a street artist at first who liked to do graffiti and that is how he first got noticed in the 1980’s. A lot of people liked the symbolism he showed in his artworks with methods such as Crown Motif which was his way of implementing black people as high as they can be seen such as royalty or saints. Basquiat however lived a short life because he died at the age of 27 from a drug overdose on August 12, 1998, in New York City. I personally like the fact that he was an artist, because art speaks to me too especially graffiti and him going through that makes me feel connected in a personal level, I also really like how he brought up his own race and symbolized them the best he can through his art works, makes me inspired to do the same with future artworks of mine since I’m part of the art industry as well. 

[nicholia]

Task 10 - This was my favourite task because I really enjoyed researching graffiti/ street artists and I found some designers that I want to include in future work. I was inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lady Pink, L'Atlas - Rectangular Shaped Calligraphy and Ben EINE - Prolific Street Artist. The underlined text are articles that I found that showcase their work or explain their background/history or what inspires their work.

[twixnmix]

Madonna on her relationship with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring: 

I remember having conversations with Keith [Haring] and with Basquiat about the importance of your art being accessible to people. That was their big thing—it should be available to everyone. It was so important for Keith to be able to draw on subways and walls. And Basquiat used to say to me, “You’re so lucky that you make music, because music comes out of radios everywhere.” He thought that what I did was more pop, more connected to pop culture than what he did. Little did he know that his art would become pop culture. But it’s not like we really had discussions about the meaning of art. I remember hearing them talk about those things.....

I was attracted to creative people. You don’t want to be the smartest person in the room; you want to be the dumbest in the room. You want to be surrounded by other thinking people who are going to say something that makes you think, “Oh, my God, that’s an amazing idea. Why didn’t I think of that.” And somehow we found each other in Manhattan. That’s the crazy thing. We found each other and we connected to each other and we moved around the city together. They supported my shows. I supported their shows. We were a unit. And I don’t even know how it happened. It just did....

They were incredibly dedicated to their work. I mean, Basquiat was my boyfriend for a while, and I remember getting up in the middle of the night and he wouldn’t be in bed lying next to me; he’d be standing, painting, at four in the morning, this close to the canvas, in a trance. I was blown away by that, that he worked when he felt moved. And they gave jobs to everyone. Keith would meet kids on the street and ask them to come stretch his canvases for him. Basquiat had every B-boy and every graffiti artist in his loft. He was constantly giving everything away. I think they felt guilty that they became successful and were surrounded by people who were penniless, so they shared what they had. They were incredibly generous people, and that rubbed off on me. You stay inspired that way. 

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[brianpatterson]

My skull is largely inspired by the Jean-Michel Basquiat. I put my own dark spin on it, and added the bones, fangs, and blood dripping to show that death is inevitable, and ruthless regardless of any other factors. The theme of inktober, and us moving closer to halloween really inspired my skull as well. My favorite feature on the skull has to be the eyes, as I think the X's show that there is no life in this skull, same as in death.

[kidsofcolourhq]

Imaani (15): On Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Brooklyn based artist born in 1960s New York City. His artwork explores the themes of mortality, race, self-identity, and religion. A reoccurring theme in his work is the notion of finding yourself and defining your own values while breaking social norms.

Basquiat’s work falls into the Neo-Expressionism movement. Neo-Expressionism started in the 1980s and is famous for the rough handling of materials, which is exactly the way Basquiat approached his art. He drew inspiration from his upbringing and his heritage being of both Puerto Rican and Haitian descent. As a young Black man living and growing in New York from the 60s to the 80s, he used his art to criticise colonialism and racism relating to African Americans and drew from his own personal experiences to create raw and emotional pieces of work.

One of the many things I find inspiring about Basquiat is that he really tried to break through the barrier of how black people were viewed at the time, and it frustrated him that there was a very singular way in which people looked at the black experience and he made it one of his missions to broaden that view and portray not only himself but black people in general as royalty through the use of the crown scattered throughout his work. Another thing was that he never let people put him in the box of being known as a ‘black artist’ as he wanted people to see he was more than just a token being used by galleries and companies to show tolerance and ‘allyship’ but that he was worthy enough to get the praise and awards he received as he showed true talent and genius.

Basquiat was a wake-up call to the art world, he brought the graffiti style into mainstream art, showing it was deserving of recognition by curators, critics, and galleries. He broke the stigma around graffiti and encouraged it to be recognized as a true art from and paved the way for artists of today.

Hollywood Africans, by Jean-Michel Basquiat 

[letisnotonfire]

Hii Ana! Who are your favorite artists in art? It can be of any kind: painters, sculptors... Don't limit yourself :) I really like your blog and all the artistic universe there is on it, it's very inspiring! And you know i love soo much your drawings! Have a wonderful day filled with love and positivity🌼✨

PAAAAM OMG stwywhe you're a sweetheart, thank you sm for asking??? Okay, let's go, I'll make a list for the famous ones and then a list for the instagram artists ✨ ( sorry it took me a while, I love lists so I wanted to make a good one when I had time)

Jean-Michel Basquiat : If I had told my 12-year-old self that one day I'd like this type of art she wouldn't have believed me gsjwjw but oh well look at me now. I do find his work aesthetically pleasing but the main thing for me is how raw and expressive it looks, I feel like his works reflect the free nature of art and it's nice to be reminded of that from time to time. His art feels...honest? true to his heart? This sounds cheesy but it's what it makes me feel

Beat Bop album cover, 1983 // Bird on money, 1981 // Black Tar and Feathers, 1982

Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta, 1983

Keith Haring : some may judge his style for being "too simple" but I really don't care gagwgwg I vibe with his art and I also really like the democratized nature of his subway works

Untitled, 1985 // Untitled, 1981

Keith Haring creating street art in the New York City Subway, 1983. Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi

Vincent van Gogh : Look, if liking him makes me basic then I'm a proud basic bitch 😌✨ Love the guy, love his art and admire his life story

Café Terrace at Night, 1888 // The Red Vineyard, 1888 // Giant Peacock Moth, 1889

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec : but you already knew he would be here sshgdhshs

In bed the kiss, 1892 // In bed, 1893 // Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Jules Chéret : I'm obsessed with his posters ever since I first laid eyes on them, they're SO FUCKING STUNNING DAMN

Folies-Bergère: Loïe Fuller, 1897 // Exposition Universelle 1889 Le Pays des Feés, 1889 // Musée Grévin, 1911

Leonardo da Vinci : okay HEAR ME OUT, I know this is the most basic answer anyone could give but I had to include him for emotional reasons wtsgegw. Even though I admire his paintings, his art style is not necessarily my favorite, but I really value his passion for different areas. Like, I remember reading a little book about him when I was 10 (or something like that) and being amazed by how smart he was and how he studied so many different things. Extra information now but I remember a day when I was having a little crisis over how my art was inconsistent and how I had a lot of different interests and that it was all a mess so my dad simply told me something along the lines of "would you tell da vinci to focus on only one thing?" and I feel silly being compared to da vinci but it was so sweet and made sense to me so I always think about it

armoured car, 1487 // drawing of the torso and the arms, 1500 (ps: really random but hey this was the year Brazil was discovered agsywhw crazy to think about, but anyways) // The Vitruvian Man, 1490(?)

Of course there are more like Klimt, Matisse, Manet, Monet, Joan Miró, Frida, etc that I sympathize with but I think the ones on the list are my main ones.

NOW INSTA ARTISTS:

(sorry but I won't include pictures bc in this house we don't support reposting without permission 🤚✨)

@/jessicalisboailustra

@/flesh.png

@/anasantos.illustration

@/fionac.b

@/leighellexson

@/chey.barton

@/artcyll

@/imawonder

@/domxto

@/imzeferino

@/t00dlees

@/lollalette

@/rateix

and so👏 many👏 more 👏 stsggwyw but I'll stop now, I really don't expect you to check all of them dw but thank you so so much for asking , I hope you have a lovely day <3