pam on Nostr: I’ve developed a deep appreciation towards Basquiat’s works, Maybe because his ...
I’ve developed a deep appreciation towards Basquiat’s works, Maybe because his art resonates with words or maybe it’s just the depth of the meaning and his emotions open bare. His pieces are raw and intense.
I love his collaboration pieces with Andy Warhol, I think he thought of Andy as a father figure he never had. I wonder what it must have been like to live in NY in the 80s, to have had such profound expressionism, surrealism at the corner of your street, hip hop on a rise, metal rock and punk.
Basquiat also dated Madonna. I love the artistic depth of “Like a Prayer”. That and her openness to a mixed race relation when it was looked down upon at that time (and still is today in many places). She released the video a year after Basquiat’s death.
It’s easy to see why Basquit’s art stood out. He started with graffiti - and the power of graffiti - when I was a kid, we grew up in a gang area and the walls were covered with band names and powerful lyrics, and that’s when I first learnt about Metallica, GnR, 2Pac, Nirvana and more. It was a rebellious act against a suppressive government. The power of art - it transcends across borders so strongly that even some 3rd world country's poor neighborhoods felt it.
And I think that’s what Basquit’s art did to many - it affected them so profoundly especially in the Western world, where he fought for the rights of Black people through his artistic expressions. His graffiti made magazine covers and his canvas pieces were shown in galleries worldwide, making him one of the youngest and most impactful surrealist artists.
A few years back, one of his artworks sold for over a hundred million dollars. I only wish Basquiat had lived long enough to see how impactful his pieces remain, even 30 years later. Sadly, he died too young, at 27, in 1988.
https://youtu.be/2EdGJ_8GDmU
I love his collaboration pieces with Andy Warhol, I think he thought of Andy as a father figure he never had. I wonder what it must have been like to live in NY in the 80s, to have had such profound expressionism, surrealism at the corner of your street, hip hop on a rise, metal rock and punk.
Basquiat also dated Madonna. I love the artistic depth of “Like a Prayer”. That and her openness to a mixed race relation when it was looked down upon at that time (and still is today in many places). She released the video a year after Basquiat’s death.
It’s easy to see why Basquit’s art stood out. He started with graffiti - and the power of graffiti - when I was a kid, we grew up in a gang area and the walls were covered with band names and powerful lyrics, and that’s when I first learnt about Metallica, GnR, 2Pac, Nirvana and more. It was a rebellious act against a suppressive government. The power of art - it transcends across borders so strongly that even some 3rd world country's poor neighborhoods felt it.
And I think that’s what Basquit’s art did to many - it affected them so profoundly especially in the Western world, where he fought for the rights of Black people through his artistic expressions. His graffiti made magazine covers and his canvas pieces were shown in galleries worldwide, making him one of the youngest and most impactful surrealist artists.
A few years back, one of his artworks sold for over a hundred million dollars. I only wish Basquiat had lived long enough to see how impactful his pieces remain, even 30 years later. Sadly, he died too young, at 27, in 1988.
https://youtu.be/2EdGJ_8GDmU