In addition to watching Van Gogh, this small Dutch bar can also take you back to the coolest New York.
Inside the Bar Basquiat in Amsterdam East
Madonna's ex-boyfriend, friend of pop godfather Andy Warhol, the most talented graffiti genius in history, fashion creator sought after by designers.... The world forgets the name of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Even in the Netherlands, which is famous for Van Gogh and Rembrandt, people can find people's love for this American artist - have a drink at Bar Basquiat in the east of Amsterdam, and you will be able to travel through the barriers of time and space , came to an era when different cultures, aesthetics, and trends burst out and blended.
Basquiat with helmet (Photo © Edo Bertoglio, courtesy of Maripol)
American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960. His works are deeply influenced by jazz, using child-like graffiti, stacking of paint and color blocks, and collage of words to create works of different levels, with images and words at the same time. The themes explored behind these works involve issues such as colonialism, slavery and religion, sexuality, power, oppression and streetism, and have a unique raw and rough style.
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Rice and Chicken
Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat - Trumpet
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Horn Players
Basquiat's works have not only influenced the understanding and positioning of art for one generation or even several generations, but also contributed to an enduring fashion trend, which has become "individuality", "uniqueness", "rebellion" and "diversity". synonymous with. Bar Basquiat in Amsterdam East is a good example of the enduring appeal of the artist.
This bar is located in a multicultural area where many shops and markets gather. The unique and mixed urban style echoes the artist's own diverse vision and fanatical style. The graffiti font on the awning outside the store first attracts the attention of curious pedestrians. The interior designer uses lighting to emphasize the original beam and column structure of the building and use it to create a bright space.
The daytime bar has a refreshing affinity
bar interior
The walls and floors inside the bar are mostly red and pink, implying that the bar was formerly a traditional supermarket with a slaughtering area. A large number of metal barbed wire and bare plywood, like the collage of different material cortex in Jean-Michel Basquiat's work, enriches the interior texture and creates a unique atmosphere; the entrance door connecting the internal space is designed with large rounded corners The shape of glass is full of retro nostalgia.
The entrance door that connects the interior space is designed as a shape with a large piece of rounded glass
The metal seats at the bar, retro custom-made lamps, tables and chairs are reminiscent of the scenes in American road restaurants, as if returning to the era when mass consumer culture was just beginning to prevail. The traces of dripping paint tell uninhibited and rebellious, together with a large number of metal iron frames and iron nets, it expresses individuality. The seat and long sofa area near the window sill use cork as the cushion, bringing some warm colors to the bar.
bar counter
The interior of the bar is dominated by red tones
The lighting in the bar at night will make the space present a different style
The designer uses a lot of mixing and overlapping of materials in the interior space; among them, the barbed wire mesh not only has the industrial style of rough materials that can be seen on the street, it is applied to the upper shelf of the bar counter, and is also used in the design of the shelf door, creating a variety of The visual association of food goods being loaded in a supermarket shopping cart basket; outside the barbed wire fence, there are neon tube collages protruding from the font stack, and the light pink wall bricks on the wall peel off to reveal the underlying cement echoing the building itself.
The barbed wire gives the bar a strong industrial style
Neon lettering "Keep Frozen"
The words "KEEP FROZEN" are spelled out near the refrigerator, and a huge drink menu hangs on the outer wall of the cash register in the form of a receipt. On the official website of the bar, you can find the same Basquiat-style menu.
Bar Menu
Features of Jean-Michel Basquiat's work, such as the superimposition of colored text sketches, extraction of books and lyrics, overlapping of material overlays, are also directly applied to the interior decoration. The childlike graffiti symbols mark the identification of the entrances of the men's and women's toilets, and the words and paintings on the mirror outside the dressing room imitate the strong style of Jean-Michel Basquiat as a tribute to its concept.
The text and painting on the mirror outside the dressing room imitate the strong style of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Graffiti symbols mark the entrances to the men's and women's restrooms
Although Jean-Michel Basquiat bid farewell to the world at the age of 28, his artistic works derived from urban life, experience and strong feelings have left a great influence on the inspiration of subsequent artistic expressions. Not only the planning of the interior space, but also the menu and website design of Bar Basquiat continue the spirit of Jean-Michel Basquiat as the expression of the design context. If you have the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, you may visit Bar Basquiat to feel the unique inspiration and spirit behind the space design.
The bar is more lively at night
There are many people sitting indoors and outdoors to spend a leisurely evening
If you want to know more about this bar↓
http://www.barbasquiat.nl/nl/index.html
(The picture in the text comes from the official website of Bar Basquiat)
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