Basquiat portrait

Beautiful portrait painting of the American painter Jean Michel Basquiat. Fantastic tribute to the Street Art icon of all time by Diego Tirigall

A new book collects the Pop artist’s diary entries and highlights from his trove of photo negatives to tell a story about the unexpected friendship he struck up with the young painter.

Ok, so I recently discovered this guy Jean Michel Basquiat, this is who The Weeknd’s hair is inspired by for those who don’t already know. Pretty similar, I’m guessing this was one of The Weeknd’s idols.

Jean-Michel Basquiat photographed by Sabina Sarnitz in his studio, 1986.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat - Dec 22, 1960 - Aug 12, 1988

Untitled. In the winter of 1985 I was coat checking at Barbetta's on Restaurant Row on West 46th Street. Lots of celebrities would come in especially after the theatre with all their entourages. I met a lot of cool people that winter. One night a handsome, young black man with hair going in all directions, came in with 6 or 8 people, all of whom left coats with me. The restaurant staff were quite excited this young man was in the restaurant. I had no idea who he was. When they retrieved…