Jean-Michel Basquiat': Great Art Explained

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When the interviewer asked him what he was angry about, and he said nothing, I felt that.

I love Basquiat's style.....his fashion, aesthetic, etc. He just looked....cool. Almost like he was genuinely ahead of his own time. In every photo....he stands out. Just magnetic, captivating, alluring. It's a damn shame he never lived long enough to understand what a profound impact he had on culture...and individual lives.

The fact that his mother gifted him with an anatomy book after he recovered from the accident, shows how well foundated was the Family he came from. Simply terrific

2000+ pieces made in just 7 years is crazy. Dude was a gift to the world. So talented.

When asked why he was so angry....man I really felt his frustrated silence. He was as sick of explaining systemic racism then as I am today. Almost nothing has changed.

Thank you for "demythologizing" aspects of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Hank Aaron died today, one of JMB's "crowned heroes."

I don’t understand art, and I’m not too interested in art, but I chose this video anyway. Two minutes in the narrator had me interested in someone I’d never heard of before. By the end I was genuinely sad that he died so young and he wasn’t still making art. These videos are damn good.

His work gets misunderstood so often, which makes sense considering how little art history is taught and even moreso when you consider how little black art history is taught. Thank you for doing this artist.

These videos are AMAZING, I don't think there are enough art history videos on youtube, and these are excellent quality. I would die of excitement if you made a 40-minute videos series where in each one you would go over one artists entire life story.

This is a fantastic intro piece into life and career of Basquiat. I appreciate the inclusion of the role of racism in the perception of him as an “exotic wunderkind”, “wild child”, or similar. While there were certainly talented Black and POC artist working at the same time and worthy of recognition, however, it was as if the art world decided that it would anoint “the one” [Basquiat], yet not make adequate moves to amplify the messages he conveyed beneath the paint, support him in pushing back on the indignities imposed upon him (i.e. how he is described as a professional, treated in general daily life...). Good (art) history encompasses the light and shadows and this is a well crafted knowledge drop!

I can't even imagine how he would have evolved as an artist, that's how unique he was.

I love that he spoke 3 languages. His mother who was Puerto rican did her best to influence him in the arts at a young age. What a gift! incredible talento!

I used to see his postcards on the train in the 70’s.

This was the most interpretive looks at Basquiat that shatters a lot of the myths that still exist about his career. Great work!

I’m an art consultant and this video was short and precise. The details are superb and the narrator exquisitely involved. You did Basquiat proud!!!!🙏🏾🍾💗

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As an artist who lived in downtown NYC in the 80s, I was the same age as Basquiat, and he was ubiquitous in the art world. Sadly I never met him, but he became one of my all time favorites. I would see Warhol out with his entourage but he seemed at the time somewhat of a has-been. Basquiat boosted him vs. the other way around. I wish I had paid more attention at the time but you know about hindsight! I just found your channel and I’m hugely impressed. I’ve studied art history my whole life but your presentation is top notch. New subscriber, thank you, keep it up!

Your respect for this artist is tangible. The choice video clips, the direction and narration captured this elusive wonderful artist in minutes. Thank you. Well done once again. So happy to have found you and your insights.

I read a little bit about Basquiat in art classes in high school, but knew very little about him or his work other than that people assumed he had no background in art because of his race and the “scribbley” quality of his paintings, but that he actually had an excellent art background and education. I appreciated those facts, but the one or two photos of his works in those art books, aside from being of a unique and recognizable style, didn’t have a great effect on my consciousness at the time. Seeing the works in person at the AGO several years ago was a completely different experience. I was not prepared for the emotional impact his paintings would have on me; I nearly cried at one point. I’m just happy that he is more a part of our consciousness of great artists than he was just twenty years ago.