Jean-Michel Basquiat

My mum and I watched, when I was younger, a film about Basquiat (The one where David Bowie plays Warhol) and we instantly fell in love with his wild art. More recently we watched "Jean-Michel Basquiat : The Radiant Child" a documentary which covers his younger years as a graffiti artist working under the name samo up until he died of a drug overdose and joined the 27 club in 1988.

Possibly one of the coolest photos I've come across. Found it in the form of a postcard at The Tate Modern shop.

Basquiat & Warhol

I seem to be drawn to artists who at some stage have used jazz as a subject in their work (funny that).

The piece below depicts a duel between Dizzy and Bird (Charlie Parker) while playing the tune "Salt Peanuts". Basquiat was an avid bebop fan and often played it while he was painting. He poured coffee over this piece before commencing to paint. Jazz, art and coffee, three of my favorite things.

Worthy Constituant, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jazz, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Not really jazz inspired but how could I leave out a painting with such a sweet colour palette.

In Italian, Jean-Michel Basquiat - 1983