Post by @mazemari • Hey
My art crush lately, soo in love with this guy atm 🖤❤️🔥🦖So my little homage to his art
#Basquiat #artcrush #GM
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- And a short bio 🪐
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to fame in the 1980s for his unique style that blended elements of street art and fine art. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960, Basquiat began as a graffiti artist and later transitioned to painting and drawing. His work often featured bold, expressive brushstrokes, vivid colors, and repeated motifs such as crowns, skulls, and text. He explored themes of race, identity, and social commentary in his art, drawing on his personal experiences as a Black artist in a predominantly white art world.
Basquiat's work gained widespread recognition in the 1980s, and he became one of the most successful and highly regarded artists of his generation. However, he struggled with drug addiction and tragically died of a drug overdose at the age of 27 😪. Despite his short career, Basquiat's art continues to inspire and influence artists today, and his legacy as a pioneer of contemporary art remains strong.
If he were alive today, I bet he would be all about NFTs and the whole Web3 space. ❤️🔥
- I wanted to collect this one myself and forgot to set collect 🥲🥲🥲
- I love it I love it I love it I love it!!!!!! Amazing tribute. 😍
I feel like his work had such a huge influence on many artists in the NFT space, like XCOPY. It's fun to play with "basquiat style" as a prompt on Midjourney, too. 💜 💜
- This is wonderful! Such a cool homage Mari. Love this style. 🥰💙🦖
- Love this Mari!
- Super, super cool!!
- can't collect it 🙁 😃