{"product_id":"untitled-1982-jean-michel-basquiat","title":"Untitled (1982) - Jean-Michel Basquiat","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful triptych by Jean-Michel Basquiat, featuring his signature blend of raw, expressive mark-making, social commentary, and layered textual elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work by Jean-Michel Basquiat is a triptych, composed of three vertical panels that function as a unified visual narrative. The composition employs a raw, immediate aesthetic, characteristic of the artist's transition from the street-based graffiti of SAMO to the gallery environment of the early 1980s. Basquiat combines disparate elements, including anatomical sketches, architectural outlines, and textual fragments, to create a dense, layered surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left panel features a schematic figure labelled 'VENUS' alongside the date '1933' and the phrase 'SOAP BOX'. The central panel presents a simplified building structure, while the right panel incorporates industrial and economic references such as 'THE SUGAR INDUSTRY', 'PETROL', and 'ASBESTOS'. These textual inclusions act as both visual anchors and social commentary, reflecting the artist's interest in history, power structures, and the commodification of labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBasquiat uses a combination of acrylic paint, oilstick, and spray paint to build the surface. The application is energetic, with visible brushwork and areas of deliberate obscuration, where large blocks of dark blue paint cover portions of the underlying imagery. This technique creates a sense of tension between what is revealed and what is hidden. The palette is composed of primary colours, set against stark black and white backgrounds, which gives the work a graphic, high-contrast quality. The lines are varied, ranging from precise, diagrammatic marks to loose, expressive gestures. This piece captures the urgency of Basquiat's practice, where the canvas becomes a site for the collision of personal observation, cultural critique, and historical reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/paris-mural-hopital-necker-keith-haring\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eParis Mural (Hôpital Necker) by Keith Haring\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/liberty-jean-michel-basquiat\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eLiberty by Jean-Michel Basquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jean-Michel Basquiat","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59138471657807,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":59138475622735,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":59138475655503,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59138475688271,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Untitled-1982-_Poster_CompositorV1_1792119532705.jpg?v=1792196709","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/products\/untitled-1982-jean-michel-basquiat","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}