Forget about the rules of art, of what you think it should be and what if shouldn't, forget about the artist, who they were and where they came from, just think about what your eyes are seeing and what that makes you feel.
@helenarose5805 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@FlosoArt5 жыл бұрын
Just be in the experience of your inner journey, asking and finding profound questions otherwise unattainable anywhere else but in you..
@MindfulAttraction2.05 жыл бұрын
anyoen can do it
@sherricruz75274 жыл бұрын
This guy is THE BASQUIAT OF COMEDY kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpzcep1-i9SVmKc
@AhmedMahmoud-or3zs4 жыл бұрын
@@MindfulAttraction2.0 but not anyone can get the ideas
@leslielani19802 жыл бұрын
That was an amazing ride. What a privilege to see so many of Jean Michel’s pieces. What a legacy. The score added so much elegance to the visual journey.
@Z7y6315 жыл бұрын
guy who made this video, you have good music taste, it really helps me immerse myself into this art compilation
@duncanfrere26563 жыл бұрын
If these could be presented in an approximate chronological order, my happiness would not be able to be quantified.
@lorettajoy727510 ай бұрын
Tapping into the subconscious brain, these are also like art therapy unlocking the buried thoughts and experiences into unique connected visual experiences, taking the viewer into journeys of the life through mind & heart expression.
@nathanieldeclarador14663 жыл бұрын
The Piano music that is playing as I view Basquiat’s paintings + drawings and sculptures is very fitting for such an Ominous Artist…
@healthyfinesse83194 жыл бұрын
The beauty is , he never lost his childhood imaginations like most people do.
@rychardfeynman60554 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful, watching it makes me feel like in a dream
@isaiahkeaton68144 жыл бұрын
I don't want to say that everyone who dislikes this art is close-minded just because they see art and don't prefer it. that would mean that to be open minded is to like everything, which just isn't true. however, I guess the main points that people argue when trying to degrade this man's work is that he isn't following the standard approach of art-and he isn't even showing that he has the "skills," meaning shade/dimensions/etc, to do so. for example, people like to see art that captures reality so well you question if it is a painting versus photograph. or, sometimes people champion artists who can take an alternative universe within their mind and bring it to life. basquiat doesn't necessarily bring his art into our reality but rather exposes his own unique universe. I believe that there are several of artists that can outsketch basquiat and even make more vivid, real, paintings than basquiat. however, basquiat was original and imo thats what art is. original expression. sure there are artists that can look at a room and capture that sight almost perfectly on a canvas. but I don't see that as original. and sure people can make unique combinations between different objects-like once I seen two bodies playing chess one body had a heart for a head the other a brain for a head. but, I gotta say, basquiat's imagery doesn't lean on these standard skills that we all assume is necessary to be considered a great artist, but rather freely drawn images. the colors are pretty the way he outlines certain parts of bodies/figures with different colors is also pretty. but thats all my opinion, im sure you see it and think its garbage lol.
@patw.65675 жыл бұрын
thanks for showing this all his pieces in one spot.
@allanmercer67644 жыл бұрын
What is an artist? In my mind it is someone who creates graphic art from his brain. He does not to fall into a particular style or genre. He chooses to "do his thing" and mostly does it for himself/herself. Art is a form of communication when there is no other way to communicate. Realism is for the camera and abstraction is true creation from the mind. As a viewer you are getting an opportunity to look into a little bit of an artist's brain.
@miiinotaur8 ай бұрын
Art in all forms is the key to utopia
@jasonklinedinst52465 ай бұрын
People saying they’re kids drawings should look up what Neo Expressionism is and understand this is a master who clearly studied art from a young age.
@dodiegears42753 жыл бұрын
I wish I could look at all of them for days.
@chickadee7235411 ай бұрын
Why go to kindergarten and look at 4 year olds drawings same thing
@dodiegears427511 ай бұрын
@@chickadee72354 You're ignorant, clearly.
@chickadee7235411 ай бұрын
@@dodiegears4275 your an idiot
@sacredsounds42342 жыл бұрын
The story of him and his girlfriend laughing that he didn't have any formal art training and he was trying to draw a hand that looked like a 4 year old drew it and his paintings were beginning to sell for 50k and more.Priceless.
@nizu56323 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing art collection of JMB. I really enjoyed watching it.
@coolrabi95343 ай бұрын
THIS IS THE BEST ART COLLECTION VIDEO IN THE WHOLE WORLD. AND ALSO ON BASQUIAT. ITS SO HARD TO FIND WORKS OF HIM SO THABK YOU THABK YOU THABK YOU THANK YOUUUUU GOD OR WHOEVER THE FUCK SITS ON THE CLOUDS, BLESS YOU AND EVERYONE YOU LOVEEEE THAAAANK YOOOUU
@shopcrate56874 жыл бұрын
My nephew had stuff like this suck to the refrigerator at age 8.
@iagusi25324 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing!
@rodrigodiaz50037 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!!
@frankparrish56573 жыл бұрын
Excellent overview of the master's work!
@milcotto41533 жыл бұрын
He understood what was happening, and that is most likely why he had to die. Thank you, Jean-Michel. You did a good job and you were a great artist.
@applepretz53683 жыл бұрын
Why do you mean when you say "he had to die"?
@chickadee7235411 ай бұрын
Rightttt
@Klack_family4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this.
@raineterno83705 жыл бұрын
2 of my favorites: Busquait & SecureTeam 10 theme song. Thanks fer' sharing!.🎨👽👌 Long Live SAMO Be-0-tchez'!!!
@zpds430111 ай бұрын
Imagine what he would be creating these days he be top 5 of the greatest 😓
@mesaythis21074 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you very much!
@ПетяРостов-б2ъ3 жыл бұрын
If there is a colour it is already an art.
@renda19824 жыл бұрын
Based on the collection of the drawings in this video I personally feel that Jean’s works were entirely conceptual and highly neurotic, constipated with thinking and so desperately needing a channel. Any surface would have done. He opened the curtain between his mind and the world. I’m more interested in what Jean’s expressions would have looked like if he had meditation and an environment that supports and nurtures such characters. Like a Shamanic setup. Nature, natural food, loving people, and psychedelic healing plant medicines. Interesting. Thanks for sharing ❤️
@alexhuamani63735 жыл бұрын
Libertad total .imaginación pura.
@antitesisthrash4 жыл бұрын
Wow i like the ideal ideal ideal painting
@PeteRed-ig3fp2 ай бұрын
Its about SOUL.. unfortunately for some one most have one to appreciate.
@AnaisGiulia3 күн бұрын
he is telling history of things that happened in different places and cultures
@Omega7420005 жыл бұрын
Reading comments of people who are One dimensional in Art and its Hilarious 😂😂😂
@ths40195 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone who understands. People identify art according to certain rules/standards. Art is art, it has no rules, it has flexible characteristics, no limits. I guess it's also fear of change that makes people so ignorant. People who haven't realized that change is a necessary part of growth/evolution. Basqi's art was supposed to be the next level of art, evolution. I might be a exaggerating a bit, but I truly believe that his art, given a chance, was going to contribute something new into the world of art.
@nerve74234 жыл бұрын
Yep and it gives the audience a chance to engage in every artwork he made,deciphering each quotes,statements and connect it to something inside the piece and that gaves the meaning of Jean Michel Basquiat art.
@thedonmarlo3 жыл бұрын
6:18 MASONIC LODGE NO. 43 GREAT ARTIST OR CURATED BY A FELLOW??? QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS
@thedonmarlo3 жыл бұрын
6:24 "FKGD" ???
@blastsucarta1068 Жыл бұрын
Ok , you have 10 years left to live..... And you need to make 3000 pieces of art ....ready and go !
@Qkyrizky3 жыл бұрын
Abis dari VINDEST langsung OTW kemari😎😎
@LyubomirIko Жыл бұрын
I like pieces like 5:04 - where the color and the expression of the strokes "speaks". The pieces with text are not my type because I have to impulsively concentrate on the meaning of the text, and to read the text itself, and I am unable to see the text as a visual element.
@psyche19883 жыл бұрын
The majority of comments simply prove people are imbeciles and will believe anything or make up their own stories about other idiots pretending to be artists.
@michaelofparadise Жыл бұрын
very nice
@zackzallie87353 жыл бұрын
3:44 The Strokes used this as the album cover for The New Abnormal.
@vbop316 жыл бұрын
We're still trying to figure out why a lot of geniuses decide to check out at age 27. Basquiat, Kurt, Jimi, Janis....
@davidgilfillan19345 жыл бұрын
DECIDE?
@vbop315 жыл бұрын
Yeah I guess it's a gray area.
@FlosoArt5 жыл бұрын
27 = 2+7 = 9 = sequence 3- 6- 9 = Divine.
@jennifs68684 жыл бұрын
amy winehouse...
@larryseals46654 жыл бұрын
Simple. It's the age they grow to until they realize their worst fears that they are not immortal and are just another (drug addicted) Hack.
@akidnamedway5 жыл бұрын
I’m not hating I’m just tryna rap my head around why his is so famous?! Looks like my son can draw that stuff I’m sincerely asking what makes the drawing great is it the shades of color? What is it?!? I don’t understand why these pieces are millions of dollars
@jes91575 жыл бұрын
seems like most of us misunderstood the real essence of art.. artworks aren't always intended to please the eyes of someone who is looking at it but the emotions they feel and the thoughts that are forming in their minds as they look at the artwork..
@akidnamedway5 жыл бұрын
JcsBee ʕ•ع•ʔ I understand that but what makes him the greatest?
@jejfcjsksksw12095 жыл бұрын
The deep meaning and the perfect feeling about past or ancient era
@shaunfromny5 жыл бұрын
Try to think of it like music: everyone likes a great song, but every one has a different opinion of what makes up a great song. Lyrics? Melody? Beats? Everyone has different preferences. I understand why someone would have your opinion regarding the art, same as I feel certain styles of music are abrasive and unlistenable. There's no greatest, that's only opinion. These pictures evoke a special feeling in me, the same way certain lyrics and songs hit me. I can't explain it. I just embrace it. I'm sure you have pictures that do the same to you! =)
@sentry98344 жыл бұрын
Paintings are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them. Paintings whether Picasso or Warhol, or Basquiat fetch hundreds of millions of dollars simply because Billionaires want them in their collections. When 2 or more Billionaires compete at auction to own a one of a kind original, the result is paintings selling for hundreds of millions of dollars. It's simply capitalism. Supply and demand. Basquiat isn't with us anymore. So there won't be anymore paintings from him coming to market. Therefore the few that remain will only increase in value. While the number of Billionaires in the world is always increasing. These guys want the painting more than they want or need the money. It's really that simple. Also, the more time you spend looking at art, the more your taste will evolve. You'll go from appreciating academic realism, to being drawn more toward impressionism, then abstraction etc. That's generally how it goes. Your tastes will expand and grow. You'll began to appreciate simplicity, scale, directness. Alla prima etc. You'll develop a more sophisticated and nuanced approach to art. The way to understand the why is to simply spend a lot of time looking at art. No different from choosing the clothes you wear. You know what you like because you've spent your entire life wearing clothes. No one has to convince you of what you like, what is good, or what is quality. You know immediately what resonates with you. For me, i love the way basquiat combines painting, with drawing, with text, with historical narratives with scale. Also if you ever get to see them in real life it'll change your opinion immediately. Not necessarily for the better either. It could go either way. In my case I liked his work more when I was standing in front of the original. You see sooo much going on. The layering, collage, the energy, the scale. The best way to understand it is to find a way to experience his work in person. That'll give you the best opportunity to decide for yourself where you stand.
@sabrinanascimento52484 жыл бұрын
Awesome paintings.
@jnorth10003 жыл бұрын
stop lying
@alejandrobeyghau7546 жыл бұрын
5:03 increíble.
@Z7y6315 жыл бұрын
lol i watched the whole vid and only screenshoted like 2~3 works and this was one of them, we must have similar taste :D
@KaTheMagician4 жыл бұрын
Boy in Dog in a Johnny Pump one of my favorites as well probably top 5 had an interesting experience starring at the bottom right of this one on psychedelics lol
@marcusbrown68762 жыл бұрын
Being his age over the years I've seen imitations that are just as good as his work unfortunately they're not unfortunately some artists out there just as good as him. Some of the fakes are fantastic. So purchase the work if you love it and get the paperwork behind it and the money will follow whether it's fake or not.
@billysbains5 жыл бұрын
very powerful some is like child drawing but its like these pics haunt you amazing talent from been basically homeless to selling art for $100million teen guinus..i luv the ones he does on bare doors he found true master
@danielgs_056 жыл бұрын
I enjoy the big heads and faces of his African characters, rough, rude, almost deformed. Irritated gums, deformed teeth.
@actone26593 жыл бұрын
Have a few of his works to poster size through some sort of laser painter copier ? I dont know but its definitely fly..reminds me of 80's graffiti in long branch N.J, let's go
@n-11134 жыл бұрын
is it just me who feels like his drawings are moving?
@chadlayman27994 жыл бұрын
You're probably moving your phone
@KaTheMagician4 жыл бұрын
No you get it... I mean feel it
@josephcampbell36294 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain to me why his art is so amazing I really want to know why? Me myself I'm not into paintings but his artwork looks like something a child will draw
@ElmwoodParkHulk4 жыл бұрын
It's really about providence in the art world .....you hang a Rothko at a garage sale your lucky to get 500 .....hang it at Sotheby's you get 100 million ..... A collector somewhere said it was worth something the artist now becomes famous and collectible and as a small group of collectors get interested the artist becomes more famous and his work becomes more collectible , add history and who owned his works and you have providence . Van Gogh only sold 1 painting when he was alive but later on those same paintings were part of a movement of Impressionism .....couldn't sell his paintings at 1 point but Impressionism took off and his work now is historical and goes for millions . The value of art is set by many factors , perception is reality . We can look at something and say a child could of done this and perhaps that's so and if the child becomes famous through collectors that art becomes valuable . I've look at modern art and shake my head when I see a cut out cardboard yellow banana taped to a wall go for 15,000 but it was done by a famous artist . Some art we are just not going to get but others see something we don't .
@josephcampbell36294 жыл бұрын
@@ElmwoodParkHulk ok I get it
@KaTheMagician4 жыл бұрын
I mean unless you're an artist yourself Basquiat is VERY hard to get/connect to and even then it's difficult for some. To understand Basquiat you might have to start with something a little less advanced and trace back to his work. It's like experimental jazz very few people understand what they're listening to without having enjoyed "normal people jazz" first... but I'll highlight some key points. His color IQ is absolutely astounding like most of the greats he's right up there with Monet, and Francis in my opinion as far as color. His gesture is the BEST no one does gesture with such ease and mastery. He somehow makes every line look like he didn't think about it and it just flowed out kind of like a CHILD but there is a ton of perspective and depth in the pieces if you really look (of course again here's where familiarity with drawing and painting help if you were taught to see and draw 1, 2 and 3 point perspective and you've physically created pieces using these eye tricks then all of art opens up a bit more and becomes a treat especially Basquiat, de Kooning, Francis, etc...) the topics in his art are deep especially for the time (Imagine being so good at something that a whole world that's usually complete racist and closed off to your people now is forced to acknowledge you begrudgingly because the work is undeniable. Its probably one of the things I like most about basquiat rich white people hated that they loved him and knew he was the best and he knew it he'd come to the most expensive restaurants looking like a complete bum buy the most expensive shxt pay for rich people laugh and leave). He did not shy away from blackness or what that meant at the time and it's everywhere in his work. I could give you more but I'm ranting now lol. Enjoy
@josephcampbell36294 жыл бұрын
@@KaTheMagician if his painting style was a rapper who would you compare him to?
@KaTheMagician4 жыл бұрын
@@josephcampbell3629 Ha! Dope question actually never herd that one before and in a way rap/hip hop is very similar to the approach Basquiat took in his work as far as "sampling" from his influences... if I had to pick from modern-day rappers as crazy as it sounds I'd say Playboi Carti the baby voice that basically becomes one with the instrumental and places a heavy focus on vibe and melody vs understanding wtf he's actually saying lol has some obvious parallels to Basquiat work and illicit the same wtf response from detractors
@alansilvestri23755 жыл бұрын
Great collection! You guys and secureteam use the same music/theme....
@satoshibitcoinsaki65324 жыл бұрын
Now I know where Jonathon Meese got his style from.
@jasonklinedinst524610 ай бұрын
Modern Hieroglyphics
@mikeb5372 Жыл бұрын
People's comments about this artist are amusing. The what and the why should be obvious but the obvious isn't what they want it to be
@Impressio_Nisti6 жыл бұрын
Could you do Pekka Halonen ? Thanks.
@LearnFromMasters6 жыл бұрын
Sure!
@markjohnston93212 ай бұрын
A very confrontational collection. It was a challenging 14 minutes. This guy was definitely reaching towards something. What, I don't know, but reaching nonetheless.
@hoanhac64072 жыл бұрын
The hardest artist ,or one of
@helenarose5805 жыл бұрын
Nice 😎😍😍😍
@beatricem38913 жыл бұрын
I think he was tryna convey a message which only a few wld understand.
@chickadee7235411 ай бұрын
Yeah that he can't paint
@mhrobe6 жыл бұрын
Splendid work.
@coconutsoursop85395 жыл бұрын
Why is this considered art...i just dont get it......
@bernadettestrubing44914 жыл бұрын
You dont get it because you do not have a sense of visual language nor do you understand what art is about. All YOU see is colours and lines but the visual messages stump you because you are simple minded and uninformed.
@comfortablebloodshed74944 жыл бұрын
@@bernadettestrubing4491 the homie aint uninformed art changes for everyone, calling him simple minded doesn't help anyone
@sentry98344 жыл бұрын
The way to get it is to spend time looking at art. Visiting galleries and museums and standing in front of original works of art will over time educate you on why the art world holds different artists in high regard. You'll find that originality is key. Great artist develop there own visual language that can't be confused with other artists. That's why they stand out and are celebrated.
@iprofessionalamateur4 жыл бұрын
It's no Fun speaking bout the "R" topic, u know . . . Race. But we must ask why this guy is not ever mentioned when the topic of art is spoken. His work is absolutely brilliant on Par and even beyond many of the names we often hear of in Art.
@ollonnn3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha i really think you live under some rock.. he is always mentioned and his paintings breaks records to this day. He is rightfully talked about in the arts, and may I add in music as well.
@blackrebelradio98793 жыл бұрын
122 million. First piece alive.
@RafaelSantos-in9cr5 жыл бұрын
THANK U THANK U THANK U....
@YahawahsChild-sw6vc4 жыл бұрын
I'm here for ellen DeGeneres art in her house and the conspiracy behind it
@AnaisGiulia3 күн бұрын
Teeth are a symbol of wisdom
@sabrinanascimento52484 жыл бұрын
I am a struggling Artist but I don’t like people who come this Channel and. Bash anybody else ‘s Art. They don’t belong here then.
@ariesarianto57644 жыл бұрын
Alipjon ??
@passadharma8383 жыл бұрын
Justru Alipjon yg ngikut Basquiat
@eduardolazaga13485 жыл бұрын
Nice collection👍
@trancentralovertone2 жыл бұрын
spirituals
@leilagomulka5690 Жыл бұрын
♥️♥️♥️
@MindfulAttraction2.05 жыл бұрын
i don't buy it. This is good visual stuff but it's not the greatest thing in the world
@bernadettestrubing44914 жыл бұрын
You dont understand visual language you dont understand art...............at all.
@BoringDad12724 жыл бұрын
This is why only rich people buy art. Poor people have other priorities.
@sentry98344 жыл бұрын
It may not be the greatest art in the world, by academic standards, but it certainly is some of the most original visual expressions in the world. Basquiat created a very unique visual language that can't be confused with any other artist. That's the greatest challenge all artists face. How to create an original visual vocabulary and language that separates you from other artists while at the same time being attractive to the art viewing audience. There are thousands of highly skilled artistic technicians in the world. But very few original artists. Even here on KZbin there are hundreds of artists that can draw and paint according to academic standards better than Basquiat. But how many have developed there own visual language and vocabulary like Jean Michel? Not many.
@PolarBear-rc4ks4 жыл бұрын
@@BoringDad1272 basquiat was very poor... And yet he was expressing himself through his unique art
@iprofessionalamateur4 жыл бұрын
No is Sex but we Love it just as much. Are u a virgin perhaps ?
@alicepersson114 жыл бұрын
3:45 The new abnormal
@dannymunoz80276 жыл бұрын
I understand that he has a large group of people who love his work, I understand that his paintings go for millions, but what I don't understand is why.
@o.a.m95156 жыл бұрын
stop tryna sound poetic you're not making any sense!!
@cedricduguay84926 жыл бұрын
You think its easy but it is not, thats why
@nokey76 жыл бұрын
You either like him or not, there's no middle thought about it. Once you love him you understand why.
@rocco76376 жыл бұрын
Nha maybe because the energy behind his use of color,words and the powerful meanings behind them.You dont see it but every stroke is on the right place like he said .sry for my bad bad english 😢
@vbop316 жыл бұрын
That's the genius. When you look closer and read the words in his paintings to go along with the awesome visuals you'll find he's creating some provocative pieces. Picasso said he painted as a master his whole life in order to draw like a child. Children's drawings are pure. Basquiat is a master painter and draftsman. Watch Radiant Child and Boom For Real documentaries.
@alese3092 жыл бұрын
Just amazing
@blackrebelradio98793 жыл бұрын
Hello.
@MaryObi-v5d2 ай бұрын
This artist is so misunderstood my the untrained and ignorant eye. I understand if someone doesn't like it but don't dismiss this art as doodles. He's using really complicated techniques and borrowed ideas from the masters. You can not care for something while having a great appreciation... if you want to be better informed. His work explained in some detail below:⬇️❤ kzbin.info/www/bejne/onnIgX6Eibegmqssi=_K-hP_-uyF9Wnp62
@lennymontero90478 ай бұрын
a like de kooning
@АлексейПономаренко-ф2и Жыл бұрын
Малевич відпочиває.
@BurnellBrownIII2 жыл бұрын
Someone gave him great advice and i kan see he attepted to do it. They mustve told him to use kontrasting kolours and gave him a anatomy Book.. What i didnt see was much growth or developement. More less, Bruh had a hoBBy he liked playing at when he was Bored.
@blackrebelradio98793 жыл бұрын
You can't find him
@charleslucas2657 Жыл бұрын
Basquiat était un génie. Mais c'est aussi étonnant, selon moi, de constater que ses chefs-d'œuvre sont rares. Le reste est embarrassant.
@IDEALEGACY59 Жыл бұрын
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💋💋💋💋
@malikgh91664 жыл бұрын
M I the only who things that even a kid can do that kind of (art) ?!
@JoshuaWera194 жыл бұрын
yes
@chriscameron93215 жыл бұрын
Dark & sinister.)
@xanadu79783 жыл бұрын
Mantep nih muridnya Alip jon
@passadharma8383 жыл бұрын
Kebalik anj wkwkw
@felipenetto55016 жыл бұрын
Maravilhoso!
@seconds-uo8ui6 жыл бұрын
화질 너무 안좋아 ㅋㅋㅋ
@raypaul9370 Жыл бұрын
😂
@Pakunin615 жыл бұрын
A mí la obra de este tipo me parece una tomadura de pelo.
@uribowden2743 жыл бұрын
Another brother uncovered $110MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
@speciferox79865 жыл бұрын
Do not know if worst music or pictures bleah
@illustratoremre48816 жыл бұрын
More more
@REMEXTV2001274910RMX8 ай бұрын
These are the arts you will find in the back of my my 3rd grade notebooks 😂😂😂
@blackrebelradio98793 жыл бұрын
134 million. ¥slive *
@yuryakseenov97664 жыл бұрын
#collectiveantiques eat the rich
@dolf50496 жыл бұрын
@lobsterbobale At least have the decency and common sense to respect his art and mind.
@psyche19885 жыл бұрын
Sorry, this guy was no master, not even mediocre !
@jejfcjsksksw12095 жыл бұрын
Then why one of his painting got sold for 100 million$
@larryseals46654 жыл бұрын
@@jejfcjsksksw1209 because he's dead and the so called art market is populated with fools who have more moneys to speculate with than you, or your life is worth. That's why, Beavis.
@PolarBear-rc4ks4 жыл бұрын
Style shouldn't matter, what matters is the way it connects with people and the meaning, style can add like a cherry on top but it's not the whole cake. I personally love his works, some more than others, even then his work shows a very raw thinking and expression of the self- bit like therapy I guess?