basquiat
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- Neuarmy0
i don't think it looked like shit,
i think he was free with his expression.
and even if you consider him to be overrated, you can't deny how much he has influenced a lot of what we see - think of the people in our time: thinkmule, linda zachs, neasdon control centre...the list goes on.and although i'm a fan, i agree with kuz - im seduced by the myth of the man.
- Kuz0
agree again with what Neuarmy says
And he did represent everythign that was rotten with the art-world of the 80s, which chewed him up and spat him out. And i guess alot of his success is cos Warhol leeched off of him, which Warhol's always been good at. But i still think his artwork stands up.
- ricstultz0
I love Basquiat. If only for the fact that true urban expressionism came to the forefront of the artworld thru his hands. He opened the door for alot of people.
- k770
too bad he did so much cocaine, dayum
- brooke0
Just because it looks like shit, doesn't mean it's not art.
In my opinion.
- anon0
art and drugs go hand in hand. without drugs most art would be boring. see christian art for instance.
- k770
art and drugs go hand in hand. without drugs most art would be boring. see christian art for instance.
anon
(Jun 27 05, 07:36)when is the last time you cracked up real hard at a gallery or or jumped for joy or yelled super loud? most art IS boring, regardless of drug intake.
- anon0
are you the art god k77?
- brooke0
We're all just giving our opinions here, Anon.
- piperboytoy0
art is so subjective, it's up to the individual to decipher what is good and what is not. That is why Art will never be boring. Back then his art was so raw and so new that people just pounced on him!
- k770
it is you that say so.
- anon0
i will make my daily prayers towards the northwest from now one. what offers do you accept k77? goat blood? human heart?
- k770
100 dollar bills.
- Neuarmy0
i agree that it's a bit crude, and primitive - but it's mad creative.
and let's face it, the guy was rockin' the" © ™ " in his paintings - he would fit right in around here
:)
- anon0
100 dollar bills will be burned daily for the art god called k77 from now on.
- meok0
I wasnt a fan of Basquiat until I saw an exhibition of his work at the Brooklyn Museum. It was unbeleivable. You really have to see the paintings in person to appreciate all the texture and layers of his work.
- Neuarmy0
don't hate.
- moveinspace0
Basquiat is good.
- saroose0
good but way too over rated