The Revolutionary Paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat

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  @erikcortez8207 · 4 years ago

  Madonna dated Basquiat and she spoke about his work ethic. She said: "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."

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  @roseopheliashepherd · 4 years ago (edited)

  Your work ethic is amazing, but dont burn yourself out, you've given us many full documentary series for free, look after yourself! x

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  @brooklyn113 · 3 years ago

  One of Basquiat&apos;s sisters came into my work and I said to her &quot;you have the same last name as one of my favorite artists&quot; and she just responded with a smirk, &quot;I sure do&quot;.<br>Looked her up after and it was indeed one of his sisters.<br>I didn&apos;t know he was of Puerto Rican descent which just makes me, a Puerto Rican, love him even more.

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  @booleyLOD1 · 4 years ago

  The saddest thing is that the major New York Galleries controlled his unknowing father and sisters in the task of authentication. &nbsp; Too many original Basquiats remain in limbo despite full history and provenance. &nbsp;Basquiat angered all of his gallery handlers because he sold, traded, and gifted countless paintings while in New York and Los Angeles. &nbsp;Today all of his gallery connections who have made millions selling his paintings refuse to speak with anyone about this. &nbsp; The catalog raisonne is a joke since the New York Galleries controlled it. &nbsp;This is a big problem with most major artists in America since too many untrained and greedy people control art for their own ego and financial gain. &nbsp;The artist always comes in last.

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  @Nicole_55_34 · 1 year ago

  The black and white photos of him are beautiful. My son (5) has been obsessed with Basquiat since he read the children&apos;s book called Radiant Child. We were lucky to see one of his paintings recently in DC.

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  @chemtrayliaindafukkinskya · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m an artist. I&apos;ve been tied to drawing hyper realistic pet portraits for my job. Today, after watching this video I&apos;ve bought some canvases and some bright acrylic paints and I cannot wait for them to arrive!! Absolutely inspired to become out of the box creative again.

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  @CONSCIOUSCOMA · 1 year ago

  as an artist I would have liked him to have lived into his golden years to see how his work would have evolved and changed. but that was never meant to be. his art &nbsp;was a reflection of his life experience at the time . .to me his contribution was verry important because he was able to make &nbsp;display and sell &nbsp;the type of art you make as a child and have people pay huge money for it. there is a part of me that wishes we could all tap in to that creativity we had as a little kid. when your a kid you do not know how the world really works so you fill in the blanks with what you imagine. as you get older and more mature your art reflects your forward progress. JMB burned out quick, he had it hard for a wile and got wrapped up in seedy underbelly of NYC . his short life had worth and we should all &nbsp;take what ever we can about his life and learn from it.

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  @stohandmadeartjewelry · 4 years ago (edited)

  The thing gets me as an artist is people don’t see or choose not see the value of the artist until they no longer exist. That’s just insane. I believe the artist would appreciate the same attention and love as their art. It’s cool to remember them after they are gone, but it’s even better to give artist the sincere love and attention, while they are alive. Maybe, I am living in fantasyland, but that’s how I see it. IJS💕😒💯😒🔥😒

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  @anthonymorales842 · 3 years ago

  The desire for fame and recognition for some &nbsp;creatives &nbsp;is now an industry.

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  @ryananderson8511 · 3 years ago

  Dead at 27 interesting that connection of many many great young creative minds all gone too early

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  @The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage · 4 years ago

  Out of respect for your work and the artist that you&apos;re covering, I&apos;ll gladly watch this new version, despite watching the old vid.

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  @theadrenalizedartist6843 · 3 years ago

  This is one of the best videos/documentaries that I have ever watched regarding Jean-Michel Basquiat. I was a kid growing up during much of his career, and he passed away my junior year of high school. I remember feeling quite represented in life of a young black person in the U.S. I am of Caribbean descent as well, and when I first learned of him, I wanted to just soak up as much as I could about him. I appreciate your thoroughness in this video. I enjoy your channel very much!

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