The World of Jean-Michel Basquiat

[@Tigerbrown44]

I love Basquiat’s style. I love street art, graffiti, cartoons, comic book art, cave paintings, kid’s art. Raw simplistic yet complex. I love minimal lines and reducing things down to their essence. I love jazz and hip hop and spoken word and beatnik bohemian books. JMB’s art really gets to me. He was on to something. I wish he could’ve stayed off the drugs. He was tapping into some primordial shit. His stuff doesn’t belong in the museums, it belongs in the streets, in the cafes and jazz clubs. I love how he fused so many disparate elements together and made such elegant yet primitive statements. It definitely ain’t for everyone and I’m so glad for that.

[@alexxthelost]

i think the opposite bro, but to each his own. he is extremely overated.

[@hskte]

@@alexxthelost "It definitely ain’t for everyone and I’m so glad for that". It aint for you ALEXXTHEBLIND

[@alexxthelost]

@@hskte it’s childrens art done by a heroin addict with meaning… WOWWZER

[@hskte]

@@alexxthelost Atleast the "drug addict" didn't have a peanut as a brain. Have a nice life

[@daddydev3804]

@@alexxthelost"it's childrens art done by a heroin addict with meaning…" I think Jean-Michel Basquiat would find that statement to be a compliment of the highest order. And Basquiat definitely knew about getting high. 😄

[@arcada7963]

I loved how you pulled from other areas such as music instead of just painting. It was nice to also see other artists and where he could’ve pulled inspiration from. It made me feel like I had a clue about how the world felt and was settled then, instead of just pointing a spotlight at one individual. This must’ve been so much to put together but the product is amazing, thank you!

[@CaldoHits]

Great documentary. You're a great story teller and the visuals had me glued to the screen. All the best with the rest of your work.

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks.

[@lenoir7357]

His art is simply timeless. I love how it looks like like a drawing by a child. It's like he never grew up. Only a child like him can paint something of such beauty. I don't have words to describe how his art makes me feel.

[@xlerosx]

Only a child like him can paint something of such beauty. Wrong.

[@DK-jg5vk]

Each of us has a broken child within them. I think Basquiat saw his broken inner child as something to keep alive and nurtured. That is why he channeled his inner child while he created his art. T.V. on, Bebop record cranked and the scattered open books and magazines were mere distractions and background noise to push him back in that time of his childhood while he painted, forcing himself to not overthink anything, but to feel that vulnerable child with the angry father and the mother who was... not all there.

[@dylanTOP5ALIVE]

@@DK-jg5vk I dont. maybe you have a child in you weirdo. not me. daddddddy wasnt theeeeerrrreeee to channnnge muhhhhh underweaaaarrr

[@nuascannan]

I love it

[@kawakami789]

His art looks like a child did it because his technical abilities were not very good and he spent very little time on each painting. He had some 2,000 completed works in 7 years. He was basically a painting factory.

[@bunnyfrosting1744]

I know Frida Kahlo has been talked about a lot, but I’d really like to see you do a video on her. I love that you weren’t afraid to be honest about racism and his struggles with substances, it’s frustrating to watch videos on art just to have the creator water the truth down for our comfort or out of denial

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks for the feedback I really appreciate. I’d love to do a Frida Kahlo video. Right now I’ve got a few videos in the works but will definitely get to her. There's a cool PBS doc called The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo that you might enjoy.

[@sees617]

Lmao yo

[@blancamiranda778]

Agreed 🎯

[@lloyd4956]

Agree wholeheartedly. Their human like anyone else..

[@lloyd4956]

@@TheConspiracyofArt Here on the U.S./Mexican border. Frida Kahlo is almost like an Aztec goddess here. She's loved and revered by sooo many here. And represents how even the middle class artist can stand against Capitalism.. She's definitely my favorite artists..

[@H3H3.podcast]

this channel deserves a lot more attention, top level quality. keep your chin up champ.

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@nuracaicedo2632]

Yes ❤️🎨

[@lloyd4956]

This was exactly why my parents were afraid of me being an artist 🎨. The same stuff happened to my uncle who was a Philadelphia artist. And I've had similar struggles getting my art out. I hate how the mainstream art community treats Black, Brown, Indigenous and Asian artists. And how society in general treats the Arts.

[@TheMrsWarhol]

Same - art school was forbidden; my plan was to head to NYC after I graduated high school (1984). I was afraid to try alone, but what a time to be there!!

[@Geferulf_TAS]

>hammer and sickle pfp >muh black brown artists

[@lloyd4956]

@@Geferulf_TAS Didn't ask for your unwarranted comment 😑

[@Geferulf_TAS]

@@lloyd4956 Didn't ask for you to be a fifth column either

[@lloyd4956]

@@Geferulf_TAS Then why the fuck you still commenting. I take it your white and don't wanna hear about shitty things happen to black, brown and other artists of colour. Well drown in your white tears and deal with being uncomfortable..

[@Robinzorz]

This is one of the very best KZbin art documentaries I have even seen. It's really, really good. Thanks for this. JMB is such an interesting figure as his art is so full of life.

[@nuascannan]

I am blown away by JMB

[@BeHotchNots]

I've seen a ton of basquiat videos and this one is fresh af

[@samrindge8042]

Basquiat was very dedicated to his work. He dated Madonna for a while and she said: "I remember getting up in the middle of the night and he wouldn’t be in bed lying next to me; he’d be standing, painting, at four in the morning, this close to the canvas, in a trance. I was blown away by that, that he worked when he felt moved."

[@Sunnyb305]

Woke up next to his slave master

[@capoislamort100]

⁠@@Sunnyb305relax, it ain’t that deep.

[@LannieLord]

But Madonna broke up with him because he smoked cigarettes. SHE hates cigarette smoke more than ANYTHING because it's going to affect her voice.

[@samrindge8042]

@@LannieLord Madonna said herself that she broke up with Basquiat because he wouldn't stop using heroin. Madonna married Sean Penn and he's a smoker. She has also been photographed many times smoking a cigarette. If she's actually inhaling is another thing but she glamorizes smoking by using cigarettes as props.

[@BLACKSHADE96]

I was just watching something about Basquiat yesterday and today I was recommended this I think the KZbin gods are favoring you this was a very well put together essay

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Cool, thanks!

[@jeffm3283]

Ahh nice to see someone else who appreciates a true artist like Jean-Michel

[@calvinguile1315]

I love the “Let us Spray “ above the building

[@junebayson8322]

I just saw this for the first time because my son has a members only jacket. That his aunt bought for him on with his paintings on it I was curious to see who this artist was but now I know and I'm a fan as of today. RIP Jean Michel Basquit.

[@CK-oi5cc]

I've seen Basquiat's work and found it so gripping, fascinating and rich, but your video really gave so much more depth and insight into the artist and the art itself. Thank you and awesome work!

[@wiredog771]

Just came from his show in New York. A must see.

[@saraithomas8014]

The fact he went from a sweet kid, to an angry one is telling 😢. He was so talented, it’s too bad he couldn’t get over his demons.

[@nuascannan]

I'm not sure, I think the anger was always there and a crucial ingredient - but he was so gentle that it was hard for people to understand.

[@khismet]

The transition from sweet to angry happened after a series of traumatic events. His parents separated and his mother was put into an insane asylum, then he was in his overly strict father's custody. That's a lot for a 7 to 14 yr old to adjust to. Trauma can change a child's personality.

[@deanzade]

Right 🥺 if only he knew how powerful Christ is & how cool he was himself. it makes me sad, he was so talented

[@zra__4246]

His art doesn't suck just because it looks like a kindergartener drew it. The whole point is he's an adult with creative and abstract visions in his mind similar to a kid. But No adult would make art like this because it's uncomfortable and He didn't do it or started it for the money either. This is just pure creativity

[@alcyonem2866]

You can say that about Keith Herring's art.

[@nuascannan]

underestimating his work

[@MrKongatthegates]

Art lovers and art history buffs and intellectuals all see little easter eggs in his art. This was an educated even brilliant young mind, cultured, rebellious. Then there is the social commentary, the tutelage of Warhol, the famous patrons, Lars Ulrich paid millions early on i remember, and its fun, its so energetic and fun to look at. And like the documentary says, good art today almost needs to be divisive. No such thing as bad publicity or bad word of mouth, as long as mouths are talking about it. The "looks like a kindergarden picture" schtick surely was intentional as far as generating controversy, as is the case with most abstract art.

[@pavelkish7142]

Did Jean worked as prostitute and got syphilis disease as a result? What this video commentator talking about on 8:45 ???

[@Ar-px4yd]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@pavelkish7142he was homeless at 15 cause he was caught smoking weed by his dad and he stabbed him so he ran away cause he though he would kill him. worked as a prostitute and got syphilis at 16 he would spend the next 8-9 months sleeping on park benches and taking acid all day until his dad found him and called the cops to take him home

[@simenstory3321]

Your channel is wonderful, keep it up! Hope to see you do a video on Clyfford Still in the future. One of his pieces (Untitled) blew me away when visiting the MET last week. I've been discovering my love for art lately and my first big obsession ny far is Mark Rothko. Seing his Seagram Murals at Tate Britain in London was a fascinating and wonderful experience, spent hours in that room. Clyfford Still at the MET made me feel exactly the same when surprisingly coming across one of his works. Can't wait to dive deeper into this going forward. Would love a video from you on Still, your documentaries are superbly produced!

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Still is great. I once read that other artists of his era were jealous of how good he was. I'm sure I will get to him. Have you heard of Adolph Gottlieb? He's amazing too.

[@gracie99999]

waw love his art and outlook

[@jauger99]

I see now that Basquiat isn't lauded among those in places of fame and fortune, those in places of power, because he was as they are. I see now that he is lauded among them because he saw through the layers, and his work, layered as it is, spoke to the truth of the world that most are ignorant of. They hang his work in their homes as a Novelty, with a sense of amusement and mockery, because he wasn't one of them. He was one of us. Brilliant work. Well done. Subscribed.

[@jeremiahsymonette4781]

He was a fkn joke to them

[@pacifiedbeaumonte]

Quit trying to sound smart, its embarrassing

[@jauger99]

@@pacifiedbeaumonte That's what you think someone smart sounds like? Yikes.

[@HiPHOPx87]

@@pacifiedbeaumonte nah. You the embarrassment

[@alanbauch2815]

I've got a book of his art, it is way over the top, full of phenominal colors, and his compositional skill in his use of chaos is unrivaled! A great man, and great artist as well

[@andrewrobbins1060]

By far my favorite artist of all time and I think this micro-doc is by far the best as well

[@wanderlustaesthete4117]

I just visited NY and went to his exhibit that’s still going on till September. To be up close to his paintings was so surreal 💜

[@gracie99999]

lucky you being in ny for one and too if wit his art..

[@tomcruisejunior]

wow this is extremely well done and fascinating. you will blow up dude, keep it up 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@iSee109]

I concur.

[@MikeBlxck]

I can’t believe I’m only hearing of him now, fascinating artwork and very inspiring to see his vision come to life 🔥💯🎇

[@kaynolan]

Me too

[@Chill_330]

Same! Wish I would've know him sooner 😢

[@dmh4150]

His Future Fans are still being Born. 💕🌺

[@Chill_330]

@@dmh4150 and thats on PERIOD

[@huttanamaihala2276]

great stuff dude..we all love Jean Michel thanks

[@abdelazizhamdy1598]

Beautiful work. Best I’ve seen on Basquiat

[@christopherbaranet2388]

I was his limo driver in 1982. We were the same age ,but he was very arrogant. It was very entertaining driving he and Warhol around town.

[@milahgoode]

Oh wow. You probably have some good stories to tell:

[@anotherpointofview222]

But don't try it. I won't believe them unless I just decide to.

[@LannieLord]

Why was he so pissed off all the time ?

[@supremereader7614]

That was a beautiful video. The video, by showing and describing the art so well, was almost a work of art itself! Congratulations 🎉

[@RaageSauce]

Blessed to stumble upon this video 🙏🏾

[@sanelemathebula8133]

Well documented, recorded and narrated presentation. The mainstream will always have its own perception or criteria around Art. But I feel the duty of the artist is to create either way. Trying to break in the "market" will only slow down the creative process and beauty of Art. Basquiat's spoke about many issues that tackled his time. Artists should reflect the times. Really enjoyed this. Totally inspired to continue painting, tell true and honest stories and most importantly just flow with each piece as it is produced.

[@LannieLord]

Take your Wuhan Lab Virus Mask off. Thanks .

[@amitnaamani6207]

Love it. Basquiat is easily one of my biggest inspirations.

[@Walker-zk4eg]

Love how you used music from the era in this, rest in peace Jean-Michel

[@mirukuchan]

Thanks for the lesson on this legend!

[@sappho3000]

Sir, I just binged watched all your videos. Really appreciate your work. Please, keep it up!

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks!

[@huleeb]

Thank you for spreading this knowledge. Your video essay was so well put together! :)

[@exorcist3d99]

goat

[@patrickgammon7484]

Excellent . This is very detailed & Basquiat was one of a kind. Super ahead of his time.

[@Saulpj97]

Excellent video loved it I had to take notes u has some lovley photos and I just love hearing about the persepecitves of the greats and how they reach such heights

[@johnphillip9013]

He looks so much like Hobi from the Spider-Man Across the Spider Verse 😊. I’m pretty sure the animators modeled the character after him

[@NHG97]

I believe it was more Jimi Hendrix but maybe also a little Basquiat too

[@cody7790]

My art teacher for whatever reason in college stated, “None of you will ever be famous painters”. At the point she had said that, i knew very little of art, but it didn’t matter. I knew she was an idiot. Art is just a form of expression, some people sing, some dance, some paint. To me, there is no good or bad art. Makes no sense how anyone could critique anything anyone ever makes. I want an art degree after i get this cybersecurity degree, simply to be able to see deeper into what im looking at, not to push myself further away from what is “bad”, what a weird vein of artistic thought. Its like the exact opposite of the point of art imo.

[@JJ-ze6vb]

If you think everything is art, then you don’t need a crazy expensive art degree anyways.

[@cody7790]

@@JJ-ze6vb yeah i know lool but through the military i get free college anyways so mine as well use it.

[@aldavis9696]

Beautiful... Simple complexity.

[@mpouklas1000]

The production value of this video is through the roof. Truly excellent work. Well done!

[@mountain85]

As much as it breaks my heart, this inspires me.

[@jimcarlin4586]

Thanks for sharing all the paintings.

[@MrOVR100]

I'll never forget my art teacher Stacey one of the best now her teachings help me navigate throug my world

[@LuisCruz-fy2jg]

I’m so happy I stumbled upon this video. Great stuff

[@mrhitz7060]

I remember some of these pieces... This is amazing 2 👀. Let me take this in the crib..

[@Wolfflybynature]

This is basically 80’s culture that changed the world forever such a dark and creative time i was born in 86 and it was a dark place when i got here

[@CharlesJarvis-w8z]

Jean Michel Basquiet:" Was the pinical of ART AND THE BEST ARTIST EVER SEEN IN THE TWENTY-CENTURY": HE'S GOT MY LOVE ❤ANND I WILL BE WORKING ON TOGETHER WITH HIM IN. THE AFTERWORDS.. love your little artwork and musical friend; Charlie Jarvis ❤

[@CharlesJarvis-w8z]

Never forget the reality of art!😢

[@joeygeorge2220]

thank you for your efforts here great video

[@ayem8709]

when you went in depth for Profit I, i ACTUALLY understood what you were saying. every bit of it, and i felt it, too. it's not easy to explain pieces like this to the average person, especially one who may not 'get' art sometimes (aka me)

[@prasmahendra4172]

Whoah... Thanks Man, You really made the video and you really add up some unknown informations to me Keep up on the good work my friend 👍

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Haha, sure. I owe someone else a Robert Motherwell video.

[@prasmahendra4172]

@@TheConspiracyofArt wow that's one nice too. Waiting too watch that later

[@scottbookman]

this was excellent and i learned a few things.well done !

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@TheMrsWarhol]

Fantastic documentary!! Spot on and presented beautifully!!!

[@mellory2337]

The museum Boijmans van Beuningen here in the Netherlands has a lot of Basquiat paintings in their collection. Two of them were donated by the art collector Hans Sonnenberg.

[@bereniciuspotkinovitch6793]

Great video. Can't wait to watch your other works. Keep going, you're on the path to blow up!

[@MaridK]

Incredible video, wonderful work. Love Basquiat. Subscribed!

[@misslilly6458]

thank you for this informative video! i love his art! i see so much beauty in his art and feel the sadness and struggles.....

[@medj7218]

Hey! Thanks so much for this video!

[@ClaireCraig]

fantastic video, I hope your channel blows up

[@NashvilleTeaUp]

R.I.P. Jean😢 ....yu were Truly a Gifted Brother and Favored by God....I wish the ending wash different....you could have Taught prospective Artistic Black youth how to Express and Tap into their gift. .sleep son.

[@pamelag1838]

Thank You for sharing his greatness. Very few people know about him. I love his work.

[@Vino_Czar]

Great Doc!! I’m glad I found it!!🙌🏽

[@kaiika1135]

Great video!

[@reenakartau6956]

So well made, thank you!

[@okechukwunonike8610]

I'll be 27 in a few days... an artist willing to push the boundaries without fear or favor. I am gon add basquiat to my name

I bet your "art" is pure garbage just like the "art" of the dude in the video 😂

[@BakerWild]

Very originaLL..

[@villapinstriping]

Well made documentary. I really enjoyed it

[@Yusbeh]

Dude I really appreciate the amount of research and analysis put into this video really helpful, I always say his face but never knew the history attached to it thank you for educating me !

[@ThepurrrBlog]

Well done! Great Video!

[@j4ck3180]

2k subscribers is crazy good stuff

[@danielbereznicki1175]

This was a very good documentary. Excellent indeed.

[@alison8186]

Thank you x

[@SHOW-dq1gp]

Jay z jacked his style

[@happygucci5094]

The comment I was waiting for!!!!!!

[@GoofyFootersRule]

Massive 👍 thumbs up. Incredible video

[@NevardArt]

Really enjoyed this. I say his work at the Barbican in London a while ago. Very prolific, what an amazing life he had.

[@jamierawsthorne809]

This was absolutely fascinating

[@nyxsun]

Thank you for this. What an incredible introduction to an Epic artist and human being

[@nuascannan]

I am really blown away by Basquiat. He was so good. I can't believe some people are dismissive - lazily seeing his art through the lens of conservative dismissive attitudes towards street art or graffiti. His works are truly alive, they are the real thing. You experience it, when you look, properly engage. Which many don't... sadly, most people have heard of him and not truly interacted with his pieces.

[@alvitobhamakerti8051]

Ima download it thanks for sharing!!

[@catherinedesrochers]

That is quite a great complement to my visit of his work at the Montreal Museaum of Fine Arts

[@jcarlzian]

I have one of his collaboration with New Era Hat 🔥🔥🔥 PURE ART 🔥

[@conan2650]

Never heard of hin before i decided to look up who made the album cover for "the new abnormal". Since then i always wanted to take a deeper dive into basquiat and his art. The album that i was refering to is the newest album of "the Strokes". It came out in 2020 and features Basquiats painting "Bird On Money". Although the album isnt really political at all i think the over all atmosphere matches very well. So If youre into Rock/Pop/new wave then i would recommend cheking it out. Its a good time. Thanks for a really interesting, educational and really well made video. Edit: got the name of the painting wrong

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks for the rec. This is a cool way to introduce people to Basquiat.

[@conan2650]

@@TheConspiracyofArt Yes probably one of my favorite albums in general. It really grew on me over the last two years and it helped when times were rough. Was really happy when i found out that the painting had such an interesting artist and background to it.

[@hazyfeilds]

@@conan2650 love that record! Eternal Summer is super political although maybe not obvious at first. A lot of Julian's themes of discontent with American society are coded, less so with the Voidz. Themes criticizing greed are present in most all of his projects and I think that's the main connection to the latest album art. Love imagining the conversations that ended up connecting the two.

[@conan2650]

I haver never viewed that song through a political lense but i'll have to look into that. I really love "the voidz" aswell especially "virtue" and i hope really hope theyll make another record someday. As we all do probably. Thanks for your reply and your insights and have a nice day :)

[@hazyfeilds]

@@conan2650 Virtue is great! Has lots of political messages. A lot of Julian's philosophy can be found in interviews. Especially his interview of Noam Chomsky and his series talking to scientists+politicians. I had the exact thought when I saw this video so I appreciate your comment also! Have a good one I appreciate your taste!

[@IWonDicEnMeyaz]

thank you for this

[@jongilchrist7229]

My favorite post modern

[@shimon2476]

Thoughtful and well produced!

[@CherieB-y3w]

Great Artist that broke on thru! I would love to own one!! RIP SWEET PRINCE 🥀

[@PinkFridays]

Ugh he was so inclined!! The best artist in the world!

[@rahelocean7629]

Well thought out presentation. I appreciate your analysis of "Profit I" and the story telling of the influencial world around Jean-Michel's work *subscribed*

[@AX1A]

Agree this is an otherwise brilliant doc, by Profit 1 is not a painting by Basquiat.

[@TorysSideQuests]

Very informative video, I have been wanting to delve deeper into the world of artists and their stories. Will be watching a lot more of your content.

[@virginiepoirier2243]

Wow wow wow, subscribed

[@thetruth5227]

Amazing video man great work... Do you happen to know the name of the song played in the outro?

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks. The song has no name. I made it based on the chords to a jazz song.

[@prolificszn5764]

👏🏾 beautiful

[@luisjavierpasillas8750]

Amazing vídeo, i just found this chnnel and i think its safe to say its now one of My fvorites, you should do a video about Remedios Varo, shes one of my personal favs.

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks for recommendation.

[@Zeal808]

I’m so happy I flew to New York and went to king pleasure 🤴🏿 💛

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

It was a great show. When I started working on this video, there were literally no Basquiat paintings on view in New York City - and then there were 200 in one place.

[@cuttingback]

It's really telling how folks in the comments are saying that this type of work is not good or that anyone can do this or that he doesn't have "foundational training" , but society has spoken that his work DOES have value and was/is influential so the lazy negative comments on this video aren't contributing to a meaningful conversation.

[@prasmahendra4172]

Woah, congratulation mate you got more than 100k views🎉

[@TheConspiracyofArt]

Thanks!

[@CobbyCaputo]

This was really good, thank you for putting this together!

[@lesliemartin3]

Such an amazing expose. I never get tired of hearing about his life.

[@gabesanford1981]

Hey thank you for this video

[@davidpahtoon2277]

As I walk the streets of my city, I listen closely to this video.