Basquiat's 'Untitled' Painting Sells For $110 Million, The Most Ever Paid For An American Artwork
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His taste is his taste. He didn't denigrate Basquiat like others so I'll respect it.
Personally, I like dadaist and deconstructionist abstract art.
Art is basically a hot potato...and the 20th century hasn't really proven its value ....yet
for the culture...
I like your analysis. However, if he was high on heroin..breh was junkie...does that change if the heroin was kicking and he was just painting all.over the place, would you have a different analysis?i agree with you on a lot of this. But i feel the same away about some of the historical pieces they deem to be great. Which is a lot of popularity about it being great. meaning. you were taught "hey this is great." so when you see it. you assume It was great. You're not sure if it's actually great and pleasing to your eyes or if the actual artist has done some ground breaking technique to create it which ushered in a new style of painting or not a lot of times. sure the real historians know these details. but some of these paintings are just paintings people have called great just cause. and thats what we were taught. but in reality to the eye they are not and their is no ground breaking artistic technique used to create them.
But lets address this
Now look at the bottom of the painting. not the framed portion. but right above it. do you see all those colors at the bottom in the background? now you see the blue is technically the main background to most of the painting. yet in the skull you see the colors at the bottom present. So the question is this. Did he paint a bunch of colors in the background first, especially up towards where the skull would be. then put the skull on top of it. then made sure not to paint the blue beyond that point so the background could seep thru the skull? or did he painted it all in the for ground and it justs looks like the bottom part is in the background when in reality thats the way he painted the edges. even if that were the case. who thinks of painting the edges with similar colors you're going to use on the main piece in the middle/center? thats also a technique. lastly, he gave you a little color palette on the bottom right letting you know "these are the colors I'm going to use. those are also seemingly in the background and barely are let out to be seen by those that may catch them. How much is such a technique worth?
Lastly, if you were beyond rich. the color palettes he chose for this painting can look great in a lot of different scenarios.
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A couple of them paintings is nice. I could see me putting together a tuff living room set centered round them.
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
that painting is a fukk'n three year old at a workdesk.
i wish these artist they say can paint or they taut really could draw for real...
the shyt they have in the museum that is pricey is always some bullshyt,......
art barr
* i have art in the chicago field museum since i was thirteen.
i am a year one gallery 37 kid, too.
if people wanna authenicate.
i wish these artist they say can paint or they taut really could draw for real...
the shyt they have in the museum that is pricey is always some bullshyt,......
art barr
* i have art in the chicago field museum since i was thirteen.
i am a year one gallery 37 kid, too.
if people wanna authenicate.
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
Elaborate.
Its look like a child made it
As an art student I can crack open a textbook and break down exactly which fundamentals Bas used and where.
I think part of Basquiate's art's appeal is that it does look childlike. Not saying this is the type of art I immediately gravitate towards. But art of this type is specifically for interpretation.
It's the story of a young child in a world of racism, drugs, politicial and social strife. He's expressing through himself as well as his art, a lifestyle and it's various facets.
It's not as straight forward as a Baroque style painting. I struggle with abstract also, yet art of this type, much like the complex and nuanced creator and observers, requires a mind to look beyond the obvious and into the LIFE and Time in which the art is born. It's a product of it's environment.
The frantic lines, the wild abstract faces and figures, everything in the painting is there to purposefully ellict emotional response, empathy. You're connecting with Basquiate's inner child. I feel that if you had a window into his soul (as cheesy as that sounds) this is what you'd see.
I feel like if you chilled with Bas and got to know him, his paintings would be his autobiography.
Maybe so at that last paragraph.
Put your knowledge to test. Your free to choose which art piece(s) of his and break it down.
Bro, don't bother. You are talking to people who were brought up to think the more realism = better.