art inspired: jean-michel basquiat, untitled (skull)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
This week's art inspired fashion post looks to Jean-Michel Basquiat, who dropped out of high school in tenth grade and started selling homemade punk rock inspired postcards and tees on the streets of New York. He sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200 and within a couple of years he was the darling of the NY art world, with a meteoric rise that lasted from 1980-1987, when he overdosed from heroin at the age of 27. He had already died by the time I arrived in New York, but during the five years I lived there, it was impossible not to meet people who had known him in some capacity, and Basquiat's vibrant presence in the art world was everywhere. If you're not familiar with his work, check out this video below, it will give you a better sense about who he was.
The tribal influence is still going strong this spring, showing up in many collections from Burberry to Proenza Schouler.
Will you be influenced by tribal colors and textures this spring?
Details: Proenza Schouler Leather and woven tweed dress $2,495; Persian Turquoise Bead Necklace with Yellow Gold Clasp 1970s; First Dibs $9,000; Marni Embellished gauze and leather clutch $435; Mary Jo Matsumoto Skull Key Fob, $56; Burberry Prorsum Beaded leather sandals $795; Mary Jo Matsumoto Wave Rider Trio 4FREE Nail Color, $36; Prada D-frame acetate sunglasses, $225. You can find Walgreen promo codes on make-up as well.
posted by Mary Jo at TrustYourStyle at
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Click 
Click 
34 Comments:
Utterly marvelous!! I love the depth of the art piece, hence giving really cool outfit choices!! The richness of that dress is gorgeous, all nice and warm!! Beautiful. Hope you are having a great week so far!! xx
Awesome bio and look, darling MJ!
Love that dress and your nail polish trio ~ so fun!
xoxox,
CC
I am such a big fan of his work! And I so remember that time. I always wished that I was a few years older so I could have lived in NY at that time. My dad lived in the city so I used to visit every week in high school but I didn't move to NYC until 1990 when I attended FIT. I was always so obsessed with that whole NY art scene. xoxo
stunning! Love that dress <3 hautepinkpretty.com
That Basquiat piece is amazing! I like the layering of the vibrant colors and multiple textures in this outfit. Truly inspired.
rolala loves
What a sad story! Gosh, he was gone long before his time. So much talent and drugs took him out. He definitely left a legacy, but you just wish people like that would stay around a lot longer. Love his work and thanks for showing the video. I love the tribal look. That dress is gorgeous. I LIKEY that clutch! HaHa I was just reading your comment on my post. You are so right. I love your analogy!!! I couldn't help but chuckle. You're a great bloggie buddy! Wishing you a wonderful day! ((HUG))
http://www.averysweetblog.com/
Love the art inspired posts. This outfit is amazing.
Amazing! That dress totally captures Basquiat's aesthetic. xo style, she wrote
The amazing NY art scene! So sad to loose such a talented individual. I'm all for adding a little tribal .. the clutch is very nice and I'm loving the colors on that dress but not sure I can spend too much time in those sexy shoes :)
xx
leslie
Another tragic artist story!!!!! But really an inspired artist---- great picks!
The painting really has a overwhelming impression, superb. Got another spring style inspiration in here. That tribal colors rock!
buy aion account
Love those beaded shoes and fun colors!
one of my favorite artists... went to see him once in NY at an exhibit and it was so cool! love the dress... thanks for the good wishes!
I love fashion inspired by art, fabulous post!
xo Gillie
Love the colors in his artwork...
And Debbie Harry for first seller? That must be some artwork.
Love the fab dress and the gorgeous shoes.
I love all your art inspired posts because I find so many interesting things about people I have never heard about!! It is so sad that he died so young!
The tribal look is superb and this style will definitely influence me! I love the vibrant colors!!
Have a beautiful day, honey!
xoxoxo
Again another famous artist that I didn't know before. How tragic he died that way. It always great to see how you translate a painting to an outfit. Love that you paired bright colors with the warm, natural hues.
Il love Jean Michel-Basquiat. A very talented artist. So unique. One of my favorite artist.
Love these pieces. That dress is a perfect choice.
xo
I love when you post these!! An art lesson and a style story ;) Gorgeous outfit, amazing colours
x
The way you translate art into fashion (a form of art itself) always leaves me in awe, Mary Jo. I love the dress and sunglasses. xo
Ada
Love this style and love that you have added "surf" to it with the touch of aqua and yellow! I did buy a tribaley dress from Stefanel in Berlin but my husband reckons the burnt orange is not for me and the kids gave it the thumbs down. This Proenza is gorgeous though - a forever dress...
Interesting, i was actually looking up his work yesterday!
Fabulous post!
Red x
the dress is amazing!
xoxo
Faby
You know that art often comes from a dark cave inside us and we draw or paint perhaps what we can not touch inside ourselves this.. A lot of his work is that of a child.. I can see that early ages in his work, and how what ever was going on with him in his childhood life effected him so deeply that this is the way he showed it to the world, the down side to this world and life, is that one never really get's to work thru or transform the real issues that drove him to his death...
He had a lot of light and I think he could not let that in.. Even watching the film you see his light, but he could not....
xoxo
m
Very nice reference to the artist
i like the way you have conected this painting with the outfit.
Thanks a lot for your lovely comment.
www.beautyfollower.blogspot.com
I like the pieces that you chose. I'm not big on skulls, but I love the colors in the outfit! and those shoes! xx
WOW!!!
I wish I had some of his work!!! That's so cool Debbie Harry bought one of his paintings before he was well known. Another fabulous artist that dies at 27!!! Didn't Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, & Janis Joplin all die from drug overdoses at age 27?
Hope you're having a great week!!!
http://fashiondiarylooks4.blogspot.com
tears...
love him. his story kills me. such a baby with such crazy, not of this earth talent.....such a love.
also a fabulous movie with my favorite actor of all time {jeffery wright}....
i'd write more, but i'm off to buy an new mary jo bauble.....
love,
katie
Kinda tragic artist tale. Seems that sometimes it comes with the territory. On a happier note, I love that dress and your nail colors are so wonderful!!!
Http://spinning-threads.blogspot.com
The art is amazing. And that dress is also an amazing piece of art. Totally beautiful.
Thanks for sharing, Mary Jo! Jean Michel Basquiat's work is a firework of colors and expression. I've watched the film about his life (with David Bowie as Andy Warhol) by Julian Schnabel I think(?!) and was deeply touched by his life - and the way he lived it. In film they've shown one aspect when a table next to his table in a restaurant was crowded with investment banker (men in suit) and they made loud jokes about him, his look. And then he decided to pay the bill of this entire table with the strict order not to tell WHO paid for.
The film is one of my favorites.
i loe the tribal look
xo
MosaMuse
Beautiful! I had kind of forgot about Basquiat - it's been a long while since my art History days!
I think this era was the flyest of them all...
~Sherine
Check out my blog, comment, and follow if you like!
Confessions Of A City Girl
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home