BASQUIAT Documental (Documentary): Pt. (1/3)_BIOGRAFÍA (Biography)

[thepathbeforeme]

MaghoxFr, can you tell me the title and singer of the song in the ending credits of part 3 ? thanks.

[MaghoxFr]

@thepathbeforeme I actually replied to your question on the 3rd video, but no problem :)

"Jimi Hendrix - Hear my train a comin (12 string Acoustic version). You MUST check it out: /watch?v=Xxzs3lGSu2U

Cheers."

[TheFutureLooksGrimm]

@repelghosts Damn dude, you still trying to sell those?? Every once in a while, I'll look thru vids here & you're always trying to sell those Basquia Drawings. Someone would have to be a dumbass to just send some YouTube commenter money for scribbles on paper that supposedly were created by Basquiat.

Who wants to get ripped off? IF they are real, you could easily sell them in the proper places where you'd get verification & max money for them. They'd be worth thousands. It's not a $5 comic

[TheFutureLooksGrimm]

@misternylon His paintings fetched such high auction prices because of investment reasons & not because of anything on the canvas. It could have literally been a smelly turd & people would have bought it.

[repelghosts]

I knew him purchased several works from him and am current;y selling off all I have left and I guarantee you all he was not at all like that...period.

[IggleOckle]

I like his story, the buzz, the using white people's ignorance against them, but I just don't know anyone who knows about art that agrees his stuff is that good. It's the person, the appearances and the denial of who they thought he should have been in society that makes his story so interesting. The art; um, I'm glad he was recognized, he seemed like a fun, nice enough guy.

[MaghoxFr]

@IggleOckle Well I, as an obvious non-art-expert, like his stuff a lot. Its quality can be questioned but I think that it helped street art to break into the mainstream (and I'm not judging about this being good nor bad) in the same way Nirvana helped grunge to do the same. But obviously without the features you mention (appeal, personality, hype) media and art snobs wouldn't have been interested. I also think that it made evident how phoney art business is.

[IggleOckle]

@MaghoxFr Grunge was a political statement in that it was about breaking out of the hair-band 80's and neo-classical metal fluff, by going back to Punk/Hardcore roots. I see the parallels between neo expressionism and Punk and Grunge. I think my issue is; nobody likes to be duped. Basquiat kinda duped all these critics into thinking he was a ghetto street artist, when he had a very privileged upbringing filled with culture and education. Guerilla McNuggets art.

[misternylon]

@IggleOckle You don't know of anyone who knows about art that agrees his stuff is that good?

Dennis Hopper, Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Bruno Bischofberger, Gagosian gallery, Mary Boone, Museum of modern art, Chicago art institute, Tate Modern, Michael Holman, Julian Schnabel, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Fab 5 Freddy... oh and the countless auction houses that sell his art to collectors worldwide for millions and millions of dollars.

It's a start.

[IggleOckle]

@misternylon No, those ppl aren't in my rolodex. I don't know them. I don't know anyone around me that thinks he's that great. It's probably just a bias against some forms of neo expressionism. It's art and I'm no columnist,so I realize the futility of arguing with taste. I see Basquiat as more of a fashion/art icon, like Warhol. Not in the same league as say Dali. That's just my taste. I guess I'm jaded, don't like being duped.

[thelegendrubyrodd]

i dont think Basquiat's talent lied in his painting but in his words and content.

[IggleOckle]

@thelegendrubyrodd You said it better than I.

[repelghosts]

'D' I still have a few drawings I purchased from dear Jean Michel that I put away...If you want them ,please email me very soon,O.K.?

[MrCrow42]

the funny thing 2 me is we could be waking right next 2 the new basquiat and not know it

[Jymz007]

Muy bueno. Gracias!

[chinosaavedralasso]

el papa de balotelli igualitos

[trinitaterion]

problem with this kind of artists is that theyre ego oriented, they create fake idols for people to worship them and pay huge amounts of money.

What they produce is like farts of the capitalism.

I hope a new generation of artists can do ART that get our attention, instead of themselves. Theres a lot of that in the movie/pop music industry.

[MaghoxFr]

@trinitaterion I actually agree in everything you said, I liked the "farts of the capitalism" line. I just don't think it could be applied to Basquiat.

[repelghosts]

I knew him ,not well but enough to purchase many works from him at my youngish age..a wonderful human being...just like an angel...we had much in common..he was Nothing like Julian portrayed him to be in the motion picture...nothing..he was inquiring, attentive, always looked into your eyes when you spoke to him, no matter how long, or topic...humourous,inventive,ex­tremely polite ,offered drinks, napkins, snax upon arrival...even when that blasted telephone was always ringing..J

[repelghosts]

Ignore all this shit below...K if you want my last 2 Jean Michel drawings please email me ...I am moving 2 streets over to my new home...Oh, I have a 24" x 24" Julian Shnabel for sale too! You can have it for cheap,cheap!I will have it delivered to you or anyone for free! Email me!

[tartcreative]

@repelghosts wow would love to have a JMB drawing, let me know if still available, always thought the movie was not accurate

cheers

d

[LorenzoLoredan1478]

Basquiat was Lucky to Start parallel to the/As à Part of the hip Hop Culture, which started to take over the Globe at that Time, without hip Hop there would Be no basquiat!

[MaghoxFr]

@LorenzoLoredan1478 That's just speculation, something nobody will ever be able to prove. But what it's a fact is that Basquiat made a statement in the art world. I don't believe much in the "was in the right place at the right time" statement as it implies that the least important factor is the person's talent. There's talented people who do not maket it and untalented who does. Here you have a talented man who luckily for us, was at the right right place at the right time.

[LorenzoLoredan1478]

@MaghoxFr Tell me ONE thing he did that NO OTHER street artist/sprayer could defntl not do? Let me tell u smth: after ur comment, i told my 10 yr old nephew to copy the painting "Untitled (Fallen Angel)" with his crayons and it looked almost the same! Now let my Nephew copy "Die Proklamation des Deutschen Kaiserreiches" from Anton von Werner ! never ever could he do that! what kind of "TALENT" are u talking about??? to me Basquiat was even a better musician (gray) then visual artist!

[LorenzoLoredan1478]

@MaghoxFr Tell me ONE thing he did that NO OTHER street artist/sprayer could defntl not do? Let me tell u smth: after ur comment, i told my 10 yr old nephew to copy the painting "Untitled (Fallen Angel)" with his crayons and it looked almost the same! Now let my Nephew copy "Die Proklamation des Deutschen Kaiserreiches" from Anton von Werner ! never ever could he do that! what kind of "TALENT" are u talking about??? to me Basquiat was even a better musician (gray) then visual artist!

[kellymary49]

@LorenzoLoredan1478 The talent behind Basquiat's art, in my opinion, is the fact that it was completely new. Would your nephew think to put together the message portrayed in the painting, let alone represent it in the fashion that Basquiat did? I think not. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with history, but your comment sounds similar to something Hitler might say. (Look into his history as an artist and "Degenerate Art.")

[pachacutti]

@LorenzoLoredan1478 that is a very interesting point. There is also a different view point to consider. Aerosol art evolved as an art form in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jean Michel Basquiats work is influenced by modern art, West African Art, African diaspora and many other arts. Hip Hop did not evolve exclusively as one entity but many facets of vernacular culture, including aerosol, music, fashion, architecture, language etc... but that did not evolve until the mid 1980s.

[68Violetta]

@LorenzoLoredan1478 : You forget that he is also a product of his time, and interpreted it well

[zone53046]

Alcuni linguaggi artistici hanno un significato per gli altri ancora prima che essi cerchino di averne uno per se stessi. Altri linguaggi, invece, hanno un significato per se stessi ma non ce l’hanno per gli altri.

Questo è uno dei tanti discrimini che separano l’arte vera dal semplice esercizio dell’arte.

[MARCSPANJERSNL]

Dont talk shit here..you dont get a thing people..if you want it NICElY BLUE for above the couch your on the wrong video/artist..This art is also to wake you up..the 'mistakes are the beauty..the ugly parts make the good parts shine even brighter. But most dont even understand a simple tag can break this GREY society..it doesnt have to be "arty or done nicely..taste is NOT yours..its 'open'. Peace.

[mickeymousehamuerto]

excelentes analisis, muchas lineas acertadas...

[creatornat]

I think Jean had threats(assuming they were real), because he was rather honest about his dislike of society. I am sure he would have been increasingly more outspoken, had he lived longer. Well, maybe he was a threat for added reasons as well.

[shahara1985]

kid cudi is the spitting imagne of him!!!!

[drew1ooo]

At 3:33 it looks like Kid Cudi kissing Mac Miller.

[xKeNnYBeAtx]

cudi..



[MaghoxFr]

@Masterdebater747 "I was there, I remember" it must be great to be able to say that!

[MultiSinoda]

basquiat made me realize that this roller coaster ride of life isnt forever. enjoy it while it still last. you never know what the next attraction is gonna be.enjoy the theme park.

[MaghoxFr]

@MultiSinoda Good point.

[roncove]

@MultiSinoda Im better than basquiat

[trinitaterion]

Garbage, and not good garbage like Picasso, no this is bad garbage

How funny, how fans and sheep are waiting for a new idol to arrive, idol chosen by the very same rich people that control the system

Never follow an artist chosen by galleries look around with your own mind to find the bright minds

Galleries, magazines, are controlled by $ and $ makes this world a sad place, a bad place, a terrible place to live

No matter how good you are, at the moment you marry the system, you end up corrupted

[MaghoxFr]

@trinitaterion I do agree with some things you say, but I don't think his work is garbage. Nor I think that radical postures are productive. How would you say an artist that doesn't make his way through the system is known? Because there's no way that you can get your work out there without using the system. In the end everything is about art.

[M0N3t7]

@trinitaterion ...my goodness, I bet you can write poetry. Very good point/comment!

[FantasmaBAnco]

@trinitaterion Picasso is shit.

[msa1985]

@trinitaterion I have a problem labelling art or discussing art at all let alone in a critical manner, for too many reasons to list and elaborate upon in a youtube comment section, but I agree 100% about galleries and rich people who set the trends and control the market.

[sclapione]

@trinitaterion "Galleries, magazines, are controlled by $ and $ makes this world a sad place, a bad place, a terrible place to live"

Not all, some do it for the love of art ....

[yurbuddy]

@trinitaterion

Not ultra great... But not garbage...

[TheMrLifestyles]

@trinitaterion work with it to change how you see fit, dig?

[tyknos93]

1:01 totally mescudi

[ukrazay]

Thanks for posting this! Extremely informative.

[kerrgal]

The yellow text of the subtitles is extremely difficult to read. Re: translation "exposed" should be "exhibited". He exhibited his works, not exposed. Is there more of this to view?

[MaghoxFr]

@kerrgal Thanks for the criticism, that's the kind of thing I'm talking about. It really helps, and I'm planning on remaking the audio and subtitles of this video andupload it on HD, so I will take your comment into account. You can watch part 2 and 3, they're on my channel. Thank you.

[kerrgal]

@MaghoxFr You are very welcome.

[bubbagiznits]

If they ever made a modern day remake, Kid Cudi should play him because they look spot on identical.

[MaghoxFr]

@bubbagiznits They are very similar in look, I agree. But I really, really hope a remake is not done, never, EVER!

[bubbagiznits]

@MaghoxFr True, i mean IF they did, considering Hollywood ran out of ideas and and all they do is tamper with classics.

[MaghoxFr]

@bubbagiznits Yeah, I get it and I agree. If it's inevitable it's better they go the best way possible.

[aaronamccoy]

sick of europ people trying to dis the united states..you just sucka mc's!!

[MaghoxFr]

@aaronamccoy Sorry? I don't understand anything you just said.

[aaronamccoy]

@MaghoxFr excactly die bitch

[MaghoxFr]

@aaronamccoy it seems you have a problem, get help mate.

[aaronamccoy]

@MaghoxFr eat a dick granpa.

[MaghoxFr]

@aaronamccoy I can see this conversation evolving in such a mature way. I will do the people who read this comment section and myself a big favour and block you. Cheers mate.

[PRIESTWORLD]

@MaghoxFr

thank u

[MaghoxFr]

@PRIESTWORLD LOL, you're welcome! ;)

[MaghoxFr]

@brooksmosher Yes, it's Debbie Harry at 6:30, but if you check it again you'll realize that I say Madonna at 6:28 and that's her in the pic with Basquiat. I realize that I should have picked a better pic because she's not facing the camera.

[devinehell]

@MaghoxFr .he was connected with the newyork no wave scence, not new wave at 4:10..no wave was anti new wave, althought who cares right...im also just going by the english subtitles.

[MaghoxFr]

@devinehell Thanks for that, I was unaware of it. Yes, I say "New wave". I will look info about the "No wave". It sounds like it fits more with Basquiat though.

[Fashion4life]

Really nice video :)!!

[juanbarrita]

me gustaria saber como se llama la cancion del comienzo del documental,, la misma que aparece en downtown 81,,,

[juanbarrita]

me gustaria saber cual es la cancion del comienzo del documental,, la misma que aparece en downtown 81,,,

[MaghoxFr]

@juanbarrita Si, es la misma. Mirá yo la saqué de acá /watch?v=w1irhDtaGLU

No sé mucho más. Había averiguado algo más pero la verdad que en este momento no lo recuerdo. Sé que el que se ve en el video es DJ Sinbad pero que como el audio de la película se perdió tuvo que ser doblado y en este momento no recuerdo quién es el que canta.

[kiwidavid72]

Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, all died age 27

[MaghoxFr]

@kiwidavid72 Yeah man, it sucks so much. It's not a rule but the untalented live longer and are a lot more, like a plague. At least we have their work to enjoy and to inspire ourselves, otherwise the world would be even more intolerable than it is. Thanks for the comment man.

[Xicedragonnx]

@kiwidavid72 27 is a scary age

[aarossell]

@kiwidavid72 Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Amy Winehouse...

[HeartComedyDoll]

@kiwidavid72

and Amy Winehouse

[jaggerlags]

@HeartComedyDoll I'm not against Winehouse but was she as good as those others?

[HeartComedyDoll]

@jaggerlags

Yeah im not even a huge fan either. But i definitely recognised a strong soul singer in her work, i think she needed to write more music...honestly it was a talent prematurely wasted in my opinion. the drugs got her too early

[jaggerlags]

@HeartComedyDoll Too often the case.

[Malleus7777]

People: I have criticized art for some time. I have looked and looked, but have found no deep artistic talent among any works of Basquiat's. This is hyper modernism run amok, praise worthy only to those idealists who value the political fashionability (poor, black, street) of the artist, over the art. If you can duplicate a piece in a matter of moments, it is probably not art. This is the worst/best example of the depraved devolution of art. I have to say it - Basquiat's work is a joke.

[MaghoxFr]

@Malleus7777 I apretiate your opinion, and I don't know why your comment is marked as spam, I fixed that. It's not my intention only having positive comments, I like to discuss things politely, so I'm glad you posted it. I disagree (but agree onsome things). I have seem Basquiats wannabes and they are pathetic, you can tell that the catcopies are real garbage so I have to give credit to Jean, because his technique was really unique. Cheers

[Malleus7777]

@MaghoxFr Maybe I should compare Basquiat to the copy cats. I have not yet done that. Basquiat's hand and movement is unique to his genetic makeup - something organic only to him, so it makes sense that copiers would be off. But, I will compare so I have a more informed opinion. I still think Basquiat's work is praised more for being fashionably correct than for for its artistic prowess. But, I will compare and maybe be persuaded along less harsh lines. Thanks

[trinitaterion]

this always happens, "basquiat vs the copycats" problem is... most people wont even recognize between them if theyre told the fakes are originals.

Even a important modern art critic was fooled with the painting of a monkey, he thought it was done by a human genius

"modern art" is the refugee of the mediocre and charlatan There are exceptions but sadly very few, and is funny cause modern art geniuses like Pavel Filonov remain in the dark. Maybe because they were not artsy as Basquiat Warhol

[sclapione]

@Malleus7777 Bullshit. if you look at his work, it's too elaborate to be a joke, it also combines many different epoches, which makes it interesting to look at for a painter. From cavepaintings to personal cultural roots to A.R.Penck to Dubuffet to Expressionists and Impressionists to the essence of the times and the city, there is a lot going on from a cultural/painting perspective .....

[jm31563]

Warhol, Harring, and this guy....my absolute favorite pop artists.

[anandkia]

really? @gimmekitty

[paranoidpfanclub]

Brilliant work!

[GimmeKitty]

JMB survived, "turning tricks" too, before fame embraced him, Thank God.

[GimmeKitty]

GLAD to see it posted, at all!

Merci!!!!

[MaghoxFr]

@GimmeKitty Thank you!

[saintjasin]

thank you

[Murgofollies]

Some of the English in the subtitles is a bit off but very informative thank you.

[MaghoxFr]

@Murgofollies thanks a lot for the commen, glad you liked it. I have to agree though, that my translation isn't the best, even though I did the best i could. I'd really like to know what parts were off to avoid that mistake on the future. If you like you can send me a PM to discuss about it. Thanks a lot

[leandrw123]

carnal esta de webos esta inforamcion muchas gracias

[righteousemusic]

Although Jean Michel Basquiat was much more sophisticated then the character played by Jeffrey Right in the movie; One would have to appreciate Hollywood's lack of appreciation for legends. Yes, his death was a tragic one, but his life was that of brilliance that could never be re-created via cinema.

[MaghoxFr]

@righteousemusic Well said, and I agree with you. It wasn't my intention, though, to portray him as a martir or victim, it's hard to avoid that in cases such as Jean Michel and those who were bright and died young. People see what they want to see, for some the fact of a young death shades the career they had and they prefer to see the myth; others see (and enjoy) the work they left behind, not to mention the ones that befriended him that are the ones remembering the person, not the character

[righteousemusic]

@MaghoxFr Thank you my friend... his legacy is very inspiring.

[zdsf2]

this is sooooooo good...great graphics you have really captured JMB...he would be proud...I would love to talk to you about JMB...there is a new doc here in SF,CA give me a message....Zack

[sallyneal1]

IndyFlix@theState.....9.13.10.­......time: TBA........save the date for this powerful film; a must-see

[ihasch]

The late 70s/early 80s in NYC produced a strange blend of street art like graffiti art and other influences, exemplified in places like the Mudd Club. Before he was famous he was interviewed by Glenn O'Brien for High Times. From that he became associated with a cable access show called TV party that O'Brien co-hosted with Chris Stein of Blondie. He actually met Debbie Harry around 78/79 through that show. He appeared in Downtown 81 on that basis. He became an art sensation later on.

[MaghoxFr]

@ihasch I think I've included a little extract footage from the O'Brien show where Jean is asked about the multiple choice graffitis he had been doing lately, I took the liberty to add some kind of "who wants to be a millionaire" graphic. The footage is on the net, very interesting, Jean is 19 if I remember correctly. Thanks for the insightful comment.

[Streamline09]

Oh yes, and using Hendrix is quite appropriate. Again, this is a very good documentary effort. Thanks.

[MaghoxFr]

@Streamline09 Thank you

[Streamline09]

Good video, though at 6:30 is Debbie Harry, not Madonna.

[MaghoxFr]

@Streamline09 yes you're right, but at 6:29 is Madonna (maybe I should've picked a better pic!), maybe the subtitles came a bit late, my fault. When Debbie appears I say "...other showbiz stars". Thanks for the comment

[Streamline09]

@Streamline09 Yes, you're right, I just recognized Madonna. Thanks for clarifying. Your use of images, graphics, and selection of music from artists like Blondie, Bird and Miles are very effective. The subtitles are also helpful, though understandably fast sometimes in order to catch up with the dialog and not obscure the photos. Thanks for putting this creative effort together, and very best wishes.

[MaghoxFr]

@Streamline09 Thanks for the nice, flattering words!

[Streamline09]

@MaghoxFr More than flattery, I'm sincere about my comments. Keep up the good work.

[videocuts007]

very enjoyable.

[lazzile]

I have seen many docs on Jean M Basquiat. Yours indeed is one of the best!

[tornmask]

SPECTACULO!..biografica de Basquiat!..me gusto mucho..tremendo Artista!..muchas gracias por este video!  =o]

[ReimaKalevi]

great arrtist, great documentary!

[tanit11]

Did you write this?

[tanit11]

well done man, I found it very helpful and great visually!

[chugza]

this is major cool, kudos

[Aliuber]

AMAZiNG... this is really good, well done...

[roctone]

uuum the radical exposure invited an early death, yet his soul runs wild. Im impressed I love it I didnt kno who he or SAMO was i was only 2 when he left here. Thanx for the insight to whom it may concern, you KNEW soo I LEARNED:} yaaaayy

-peace&love-

[qrustillin2it]

well done.

[cipote7]

¡Excelentísimo!

[costellodan]

This really should be commissioned by a television channel, fleshed out, new commentary in English, and it will be major.

[MaghoxFr]

Thanks man!!! I haven't finished part 3 because of lack of time, the thing is that it couldn't really be sold because I don't have permission to use any picture oor info i used. But thanks for the support!!!

[rizzotin]

@MaghoxFr hola amigo, buen video, supongo que eres erudito en Basquiat

soy historiador del arte y estoy por hacer una tesina sobre alguna obra de el

me suscribo a tu canal, quiza podamos intercambiar informacion

[sclapione]

@costellodan It's a bit amateur for that. I mean, the added visual effects alone are not really in accordance with Basquiats aesthetics, for one .....

[UNCBTC]

excellent

[ComoParkStudio]

Dear MaghoxFr-- I like what I see here... Very interesting and well done... Please get in touch with me through You Tube- I'd like to discuss this documentary with you further. Thanks. Kenneth-Como Park Studio

[MaghoxFr]

Thanks, we'll be in touch and discuss about it any time.

[MaghoxFr]

Thank you.

[oliversupreme]

excelente! bravo! no puedo esperar la parte dos y tres!!!

[MaghoxFr]

gracias! la segunda parte la tengo pronta casi y la voy a subir el fin de semana, yo te aviso sin falta.

Un abrazo y gracias por el apoyo

[MaghoxFr]

well, thanks...It makes me happy that you liked it, for real. I will upload next part very soon, probably on the weekend, I'll let you know. Any critics are more than welcome, I'm just a begginer, and specially comming from a techer! Thanks for the kind words.

[stinkriverstudios]

Bravo! Fantastic. I am a teacher of film and media. Im also a pop art expressionist painter. I want to thank you for doing such a great job on one of my idols. Please upload the other two parts.