Jean-Michel Basquiat
Cadillac Moon
1981
acrylic
and crayon on canvas
161,9
x 172,1 cm
I fell in love with
Jean-Michel Basquiat's work when I was in art college in Paris. I saw a show at
Musee Galerie de la Seita, Paris in 1993 and from then on I read everything about him that I
can put my hands on. He really
lived his art. He was his paintings. His immense energy but also the fact that
he painted like he was driven…I still find that very inspiring. I am not trying
to romanticize him. It just feels like he had things to say, that he was angry
and passionate and clever and sweet. And all that can be found within his work.
Last year I saw a huge show about collaborative works he did with Warhol and
Clemente at Ausstellungshalle Bonn. I stood in front of his works and got drawn
in again…into his universe. I also felt the freshness of his paintings. They
were very much alive. I suppose what I love most about JMB´s work is that it is
very personal and that it goes straight to your heart. At least it does that to
me.
Sabine
Tress, 2014
Sabine Tress (DU)
St Lucia
2014
oil
on canvas
110
x 100 cm
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