I shall always remember

 

                         

                                "Moses and the Egyptians" 1982   JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 

 I paid close attention to the few Basquiat paintings that were there, as I generally love his work. But the color of this painting particularly moved me, so I went to have a closer look. I didn't immediately know what the work meant,  first I saw a heart cut in two, then I read the few words written on it, and understood that the painting was about religion . 

Then, much later, I saw the profile of a person who must surely have been Moses. I can't really say what I like about this painting, but rather what attracted my attention more than the other works: it was the fact that I found it hard to understand what the author was trying to say  

was created at a particularly important moment in Jean-Michel Basquiat's career: after his discovery as an artist and before his period of maximum productivity. The piece is crucial to understanding the evolution of his painting during the 1980s.

At the center of the composition, Moses' profile is suggested by white lines that seem the result of an instantaneous, unpremeditated impulse. This same color not only envelops the gigantic Tables of the Law, but also extends around the prophet's profile in the form of expressive drips and smudges. The tables also contain a series of inscriptions whose organization is more restrained and grouped. This work obviously alludes to a biblical episode, which at the same time may have a link with african history.

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT made work that is acutely personal and political, referencing painful issues that the artist faced as a Black man in the United States. The mingling of texts and figures, references to literature, anatomy, jazz, and Black history all drove Basquiat's work from the cryptic statements of his early graffiti into complex image/ word works.

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The Swan By Hilma Af Klint 

Hilma af Klint was a Swedish painter born on October 26, 1862 at Karlberg Castle in Solna, Stockholm. She is considered a pioneer in abstract painting and today she is famous all over the world. His paintings are not just aesthetic works of art, but are full of symbols that can be deciphered. In this way, the works can be "read" as hidden messages.

This painting embody two swans, black and white. They are in an extended position and kissing.  The black swan is located on the white background, when the white swan is located on the black background. 

This painting display the opposition, difference and contraire between something or somebody. But with this totale opposition (like black and white swan) they are attracted to each other.  Opposites attract.

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