the great wave off kanagawa x basquiat

the great wave off kanagawa x basquiatThis version of The Great Wave off Kanagawa is immersed in the raw, frenetic energy of Jean Michel Basquiat. Hokusai's iconic wave is transformed into a chaotic swirl of vivid colours, bursting strokes and rough textures. Basquiat's characteristic splashes of paint and symbols, including his famous crown, energise the composition, giving the ocean an instinctive, protesting dimension. Somewhere between abstraction and expressionism, this work

and the whole gives an impression of continuous movement

rather than on the details

marked by a poignant tribute to his friend and mentor

The portrait

under a sky laden with white and grey clouds that reveal patches of blue sky

precise and moving image

offers an intimate view of the famous anarchist theorist surrounded by his children

is bathed in a symphony of vibrant colours: shades of deep blue

delicately holds her child

Hopper is famous for his realistic depictions of the isolation and melancholy of modern life

Monet brilliantly captured the vitality and bustle of the port

in the iconic style of Roy Lichtenstein