"Work fast" can be very wrongly interpretated as "Quantity over Quality". But for us, the over thinkers, that's the best advice of all. It's not about going fast, it's about going faster than you usualy go. Because in that way you don't think, you just do.

"I didn't snatch them... I took them" This guy arts

"Most of the flow that you will have while making art will come from all the things you are doing when you are not making art." That's something I always knew, but never put into words. Brilliant.

"You should go offline and should go deep" Best advice in these time of fast consumption and superficiality.

1. source material 2. steal like an artist 3. have a message 4. speed 5. study memorize internalize

You have to know the interviewer asking Basquiat about his anger was intentionally framing Basquiat as a "angry young black man", a racist stereotype of the 80s and before. This interview makes my blood boil. Its a miracle he kept his cool and stayed calm and didnt play much into the framing.

I knew Basquiat. He was a friend of my uncle who was also an artist. I only watched him work a few times. Otherwise we just kind of hung out. He had no idea that his art would become so collectable; this was a guy who knew what it was like to struggle. He wasn't much of a talker, except when he was high. But he was very smart, you could see that. The drugs got him. He could still be painting today.

"As an artist, I have witnessed in others and in myself the commitment, genius, and sacrifices that come with the creative process. Each artist has a unique approach to creating, and it always surprises me how easy it is for people, who usually don't make art, to make assumptions about artists who aren't famous. Commercial success does not necessarily result from the quality of the artwork itself, but rather from effective marketing and the financial resources available to promote it."

7:05"Well, that's kind of a slow process." "Well, I'm a slow person." This reminds me so much of something Tyson would say during interviews where people have no clue what they are truly looking at so it's best to let them live in their perception and be who they think they are. I'm a slow person was him saying the man can't comprehend him but he's whatever they perceive as long as he knows his truth. And obviously he is correct since he's the attraction and they are the ones looking in.

Gotta feed your minds during your down time- thank you

his last painting "riding with death" although simplistic by Basquait standards is a mastrpiece, probably my favorite pantings. the way he prophisized his own passing with the paintings subject matter gives it so much prominance

Another classic. I usually don’t look at comments but it was interesting seeing how divisive they are. Thats when you know you’re seeing real art (not just making something perfect for the masses but something that elicits an emotion). Loved this one bro!!

the way this video is edited is art itself. beautiful. i felt like i just watched a music video instead of an informative one.

I hadnt heard of Basquiat until this video. I think it popped up in my reccomended because i had been researching a jacket my friend wanted me to sell for him. The jacket is a Members only x Basquiat collab. I took the listing off ebay and I bought the jacket myself. Thank you for making art not content.

Wow. This was the best YT video I’ve seen in a long time. The production and vocals felt so fresh. Very impressed and inspired by you 👏

to elaborate on the "work fast" advice: work now, think later. if you are constantly thinking about how your work should look or be like before you even begin, you will fail. Your body hates overthinking. Splash wild colors on that canvas first, write that incoherent story first. You must begin to truly start. However, don't think you are done. If you only listen to the "work fast" advice you will end up producing poor work, especially if you have little to no experience. It can work for some, and it worked for Basquiat because he already mastered "work now, think later."

this podcast has changed my life and continues to give me that harsh pep talk i need every time i fall away from my intuition. thank u so much

I'm an artist and this just give me more than I thought I needed.

The steps I got for any type of work really: 1) get 2 reference sources, one visual, one philosophical/principles. 2) Just fckng do it. Create now, whatever really. Don't judge. Create more. Let the spirit express thru you and let the work walk you. 3) Create faster. Create more. Until it's empty of any idea or wish, then revert back to sources. 4) Repeat. And in the down time, following the ever truthful rule, 80/20, spend 20% of the 100% of working hours absorbing cool stuff.

also, smoke a joint

Thanks for putting pictures to the podcast!

I love the work ethic videos, its super helpful

Man I wish Kid Cudi had portrayed him in a biopic, bro looks just like him

I can't believe this video came out two weeks ago. I've returned to it three times a day since it came out. Something about this message is assisting me massively in unlocking my potential, writing all night, determinedly practicing my crafts. I really appreciate the work that went into this video.

probably the most inspiring, informative and captivating piece of video I saw on YT in a long time

Great video. I've studied Basquiat for a while and I always end up very sad that he had to deal with so many stupid people doing interviews. I haven't heard a good interview yet.

“Am a slow person” I luv this, it’s the story of my life

Expressing yourself artistically faster than you can think is such a mind-eye-heart-soul-can opener. One great advice I really, really needed to hear.

Love that essay, the clips, the quotes, the info - only offturn is the downpitched voice, but that’s maybe an individual thing. Thanks for the basquiat love, he is my fav artist and a huge inspiration to me (I’m a musician and video guy)

i needed this so, so badly today. I'm so fired up over it, this video was great. i just decided to leave art school as i'm disabled and needed a surgery last year, so my final year was just too much - it slowed me to a torturous, grinding halt and it's been stealing every ounce of inspiration and love for my work that i've got in my body and soul, i could feel the fire dying. So i'm leaving. But i decided i've been at this too long not to submit a piece for my degree show... i have 5 days to make a painting. It's going to be about the struggle. And god dammit i'm going to put my fucking heart and soul in this piece. RIP Basquiat. I've learned so much from him over the years.

Loved you Prince video, but this video is even better. I'm glad you introduced me to this artist, since these videos are so inspiring from your interpretations and their work ethics. And for all artists KEEP THE CREATIVITY FLOWING. You can never 'over' create.

Thank you thank you thank you! This video is an awakening for me… more work ethic videos please !

i’ve watched a lot of vids on basquiat, this is by far the best one.

This is one of the best videos of Basquiat I have watched. I was wowed when you showed the reference material. Really learned a lot from this video. Thank you for making and sharing this 🙏🏽✨✨

YES! finally my kind of channel.

Great Job. This was very inspiring and well put together. Made me want to get back to work immediately.

on 2022, I went to The Broad in LA and see for the first time a basquiat collection, super inspired by that I beginned to work with canvas. Love basquiat.

WTF is this? Im motivated like never before and I don’t even know what I’m motivated about. Lol

this video opens so many doors in my mind, thank you

I love how it looks like he paints more than one work at once like walking back and forth between them and using different ideas at once

Just found your channel. Subscribed from the title alone but your videos are fiiirrreeee. Shout out to all the artists navigating this content world today

Jay-Z outta stealing your hairstyle fam!!

*Wow, what an enlightening and motivating video! Basquiat's work ethic was truly one of a kind, and this video captures that spirit perfectly. Learning about his unique approach to art is not just inspiring, but it's also a reminder that dedication and passion can truly elevate one's craft. Thanks for sharing this insightful content!*

This is evoking a lot of emotions in me right now.. I used to want to be an artist of some kind, but my head kept getting in my way, days of creative block, imposter syndrome of how fast I got work done, so much upto the point I figured I was better off doing monotonous jobs, that I switched to being a Software Engineer. I've been dreading doing creative things again, but this video re-instills some faith in me. Keep at it everyone!

This is so wonderful, to see his actual process in such an intimate way. Beautifully done. Thank you so much. 💙💙💙

Wow beautiful.. too sad he died at 27 ..but glad he was alive ,even though it was for a short time.. Thank you friend where ever you are❤🙌🙏🏼🔥

My favorite youtube channel rn

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched in a while. I didn’t plan on watching the whole thing, but these 8 minutes felt like 30 seconds. Fantastic work!

oh my god... this is the video my creativity has been craving

This video is truly eye opening

Great artists have no need to steal. They develop distinct, unique languages of expression, instantly recognizable as their own.

Jesus is my buffer between any addictions and my better creative self. Any addiction of any kind can be a ball and chain. Jesus has set me free and I do not forget this.

this was really eye-opening, thanks for making this

i love this collection of videos. amazing. thank you.

Wow. This was the best YT video I’ve seen in a long time. The production and vocals felt so fresh. Very impressed and inspired by you

This is one of the best videos I've watched in my life. Fr. Very inspirational.

Great channel name. That's the goal after the money starts rolling in to fund my own art channel.

I don't think people who aren't naturally this kind of personality type realise this, but being like this, living like this, is super painful.

Clicked on this video after I watched a video on Nick Rubin and creativity. Coming from a high-school where the band program was more of a show band and for entertainment, and then, diving into super strict, regimented drum corps, I hardened. Became a bit square - but - what remains the same is being humble, being able to (as with part V): Study, memorize, and internalize, and apply these strict techniques across the board. Trying to balance that regiment/ "academia" of what's taught and having freedom is tough. It can't be forced. I had never heard of BASQUIAT to be honest. But I think I've seen their work (crazy how that works), and something to take away is how he is able to take what he "studied, memorized, and internalized" and apply it in a fashion that is totally unique. Also, talk about humbling. Meets his idol, and shows the greatest offer an artist could probably ever receive. Wow. Still love the square and neat tucked pockets of rhythms, and love a couple of artists I follow for their more lax, dilla/ off-grid style drums, but everything has a place. Able to play "out of pocket", but I love saving those moments for when there is an urgent message. Got a part-time job as a line member for a kitchen, making money, taking that post-work energy and getting right home to making music or recording samples. People think its absolutely crazy how consistent the energy is. But its worth it. Great video.

J dilla mention, instant sub.

These rituals work great in music too. Just be careful what you consider "taking" from other musicians. There is a fine line between being inspired by a song or musical artist and having similar production style vs. actual plagiarism that could land you in court if the music is released publicly.

0:09 I’m right here

4:10 he knew the reporter was trying to make him look a way

This is one of the best art docos I've ever seen. Thanks so much!!! Of course, brilliant subject too - Basquiat was unparalleled, so dang intelligent and creative and original. Supreme.

You have some of the best art on KZfaq for helping creatives like myself. Thank you for what you do & I hope I can do the same for you one day

Depression he was depressed I was just recently depressed and during my depression all I wanted to do was write children’s book s I wrote 30 books in two months. When I read one of them I couldn’t even believe I wrote it. Ideas kept Comin and coming and with each book I felt a thrill when my students see my books they gave the same excitement

thumbnail, video -masterpiece. really

This is one of the best videos on youtube and the creative process

I like how the video gave actually info on stuff the artist uses instead of talking about drugs

Speed! Speed! Speeeeeed!😢 I need some of that.

As an artist everyone has a story and a true artist takes from what he learns throughout his or her lifetime and make masterpieces.....

this was everything i was looking for ty video really recharged my battery

Speed part most important. Nothing kills your creativity like taking your time and judging yourself. At least in the CREATING process. obviously finalizing and refining you gotta take the time.. but in the creating you gotta go go go. Especially now that smartphones exist. Too much temptation to judge self and judge instincts

This is amazing. Thank You so much for creating this.

I feel like I'm sneaking to watch this😮👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

First video I've ever seen from this channel...subscribed immediately...

What is the song at 6:12? Trying to absorb more art :P

Are these videos art or content?

This video is so unassuming and unmasked it’s great. The way it shines a light on genius and process ❤ From Australia 🇦🇺

Holy sh*t, glad I found this channel!

Most underrated art channel

Thank you! I needed this.

its a constant battle against my authoritarian gelatinous, pink matter,,-- ive never been more thankful!!¡¡ - uu have gifted me the inspiration not only 2 overcome these imaginary obstacles,, but 2 understand myself and see myself in a light i hav never seen b4 4ever eternally grateful for ur impact on me. bronques

His art is literally what you doodle on an acid trip after learning occult knowledge

I absolutely love Basquiats work. It is fascinating to me how he was able to create such a distinct visual language despite the fact that we are at a point in modern art where there's almost nothing that hasn't been tried before.

One of the most important artists of his time. I'm glad he's getting the recognition he deserves.

What a wonderful treatise on creativity and flow state as told through the framework of Basquiat's oeuvre and process, no less. Bravo, Kudos, and other super superalatives! Keep going!

When you are lying on your death bed, you certainly wont be thinking about how hard you worked. The most important thing in life will always be how well you treated your family and loved ones, friends.....and if you didnt treat ppl well you will deeply regret this. When Steve Jobbs got sick with Cancer he realized just how true this is. Quote: What does it matter to me now to be the richest man in the cemetery?

Basquiat's the new Impressionism.

When do they showcase the "talent" part?

4:22 perfect answer: "silence" lol love his smile there. he saw what they were trying to do and shot it down. Let the ART speak for itself, if you're confident in it. see I believe most people get scared or nervous if the art isn't just some commercialized easily consumable fluff bs that's been sanitized for safe mass consumption. to view true art without any reference but your own brain is to open yourself up to reality. to the raw experience of the artwork, of the collective unconscious, the "soul", and of existence. most people that have grown up on bland (but what they think is exciting!) pop culture americana diets of art they get from mainstream sources. so they're too ignorant, too infantile, and insecure because they're not experienced enough with their own thoughts & feelings, or of critical thinking. yes I know that sounds slightly contradictory to the abstract inner experiences of art... but I think it really does require critical thinking skills. by which I mean: knowing how to direct attention, how to layer the filters of your own perception or remove them, and finally how to interpret the art according to their own frame of reference or recognizing the perspective the artist is coming from. it's sad, really... people just rarely want to think for themselves, and are far too fearful of facing their own shadow or soul. and there's nothing wrong with needing or choosing to have a guide when you're young and learning. it can be very helpful. but with or without one you have to be ok with thinking for yourself, because at some point eventually you have to face your own thoughts & feelings. let them come to the surface and process them, even if you had help, everyone is alone in their own mind and has to face it. even if u try to follow what your guides or "authorities" have told u to think or feel. it's like Alan Watts says, "You Choose it." even if you are believing what a pastor, teacher, politician, or critic has told u... you choose to believe them. or you choose to believe them because you believe the book they follow or the values they hold. but you choose them. no one escapes this truth. eventually you will question it, and the forces of your own mind or heart that you've held back forever will find a way through to express themselves, because that's their nature. but have these people going around acting like this is not what's going on. that their beliefs are right and true and they just know it for this reason or that. either rationality objectivity, or the undeniable persuasion of subjective feelings, as the 1 Absolute Truth. as if there is such a thing. as if reality doesn't come from the constant resolving of duality(s), a paradox. two become one, (a 3rd). but now we have played this game of pretend so long that some have completely forgot, others have only known the game from being raised in it, entire generations. living in these simulations that they don't get to realize they're a part of, they're what gives it power generating the matrix from their own subconscious minds. and they never get to play the game of making the games, of co-creating reality. just living in it, playing others games and believing that they're "IRL". most people have lived in this illusion of reality, this conservative culture of repression, oppression, and lies for so long that they don't know how to create let alone think, and forgot how to play. they believe that they're either part of the status quo, or that it can't be changed. and now whenever they, or the real status quo, feels threatened they just want to neutralize it, sometimes destroy it. but most have figured out by now that they don't need to destroy it if they can de-claw & de-fang it, or neuter it and just make it another consumer product with a price tag by categorization, sanitation, and commodification. "tell us all what your artistic message is in words that we can rationalize or argue against. censor your art for us by telling us what we should think or feel so we can mock, belittle, or dismiss it easier." yeaaaah... ok bro. lol nice try :-)

He seems like a cool guy, but his work is unimpressive. Out of everything I've seen there's nothing that makes me think this is creative genius. Much of his work looks like a byproduct of heavy drug use and mental deterioration over the refinement of craft, concept, and deliberation. He's just tossing in random symbolism, words, and phrases from an archaic book then injecting it with abstractions of heads and figures. Post-death, people call his work masterpieces. The reality is that the paintings are sloppily and hastily made, rather than refined and purposeful. It leads me to believe the volume of his work and the surface level eccentricity of it is what made him a famous art personality, along with his French name being trendy in New York. He was the perfect vessel for money laundering for these reasons. His friends/colleagues' works all hit the same notes as well, unimpressive but marketable and worthy for pretentiousness. I think in part of why his art is unimpressive is the speed in contrary to the last point. I think his prolific work ethic is admirable but he never sat down and evolved, he just kept regurgitating everything he saw or thought onto a canvas versus organizing his thoughts into something cohesive. I guess that's the point of his work though, and would be counter to his style. Respectable guy RIP, good video keep the videos coming!

needed dat

Bro...the analogy with him and J Dilla is PURE GENIUS! Jean-Michel was mos.def. Hiphop. Wow, what a great and way too-short report! Thank you!

I don’t know how I never knew there was a KZfaq channel. Thank you for this Father Bronques

That who jayz looking like now

Heroin is basically a cheat code to art...

I can’t believe you have a KZfaq and a Spotify podcast! I love your work - f’ing brilliant!

“This your big homie”