Jean-Michel Basquiat fused the raw immediacy of graffiti with the painterly force of Neo-Expressionism. His canvases explode with fractured figures, words, crowns, and symbols, channeling rage, identity, and the pulse of the city. Drawing from African American history, street culture, and personal mythology, Basquiat transformed painting into an arena of rebellion and survival, where every mark carries urgency, every image is a fight for presence.