The short, beautiful, and tragic life of a NYC icon

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  @markmunyui · 6 years ago

  Damn man. These two guys already had tough enough lives as is - Basquiat as a black man in the NYC art world, Warhol as a gay artist in the 80s -  and the media + public perception really got to both of them. They were just two guys trying to express themselves through the only medium they really knew and loved. And both had tragic endings unfortunately.

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• RA

  @rayneozier · 6 years ago

  I’ve said for years I think Kid Cudi should play Basquiat in a movie. They both just have those rebel, loner artist vibes. I think that would be really dope.

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• PL

  @Plug_Art · 5 years ago

  I just hate how millionaires and billionaires just auction off artwork like this. I don't think this it should be bought or sold. Keep it in a museum or something. I find it disturbing that work like these and many others have fallen into the trap of materialism.

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• JA

  @jacoblara4820 · 6 years ago

  I feel like today’s art is heavily inspired by either Keith haring or Basquiat and rightfully so, they were pioneers in the art scene and still inspiring to this day

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• IL

  @IllDawgable · 6 years ago (edited)

  "Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist." - Pablo Picasso. Kinda reminds me of MF DOOM.

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• AV

  @avedic · 6 years ago

  He was so damn fashionable. Seriously.<br>A LOT of 80s fashion doesn&apos;t hold up....to say the least.<br>But he would look ahead of his time even <i>now.</i><br>He just oozed creativity...in every single aspect of his life and being. Such an inspiring interesting guy.

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• CA

  @catswaterbowlreacts · 6 years ago

  Basquiat is dope, he&apos;s a terrific example of someone who was completely free creatively. A modern Picasso, in the way that he just kept creating, creating and creating. In an interview, he&apos;s asked how or why he chose certain symbols in his paintings. His response &quot;Because I felt like it.&quot; and there&apos;s so much to that response, that is what art should be. It should be &quot;I felt like it.&quot; Yet we as artists will censor our work and minds, if our ideas are too out there or too different, we&apos;ll tone them down. But it is in this realm of unrelenting creativity where the artist can truly forge their own path and have a chance at greatness. The greatest artists ever listened to the &quot;I felt like it&quot; emotion the most.

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• GE

  @geekedandblessed22 · 6 years ago (edited)

  You&apos;ve successfully replaced Wikipedia biographies for me

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• AN

  @andyd1a2hidalgoc · 6 years ago

  To me Basquiat feels like the definition of the &quot;New York-Cool&quot; Idea.

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• SL

  @slippie5585 · 6 years ago

  i found out about this guy because a painting he made was used as the album cover for the new abnormal by the strokes

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• MO

  @mollifitz · 6 years ago

  Another star that shined bright, but burned young. RIP King

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• SG

  @Sghrrjm3792 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Basquiat is alumni at my high school. He did like 2 of our Yearbooks, I believe both were sold as Art pieces. City-As School, Al Diaz was my art teacher he tells us stories all the time. I also think it’s an honorary alumni thing cause he didn’t finish his last year. Our eldest teacher who just retired taught him.

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