“Eroica” is an artwork created by Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1987. This piece, executed in acrylic, crayon, and canvas, belongs to the Neo-Expressionism and Street Art movements. It is a figurative painting with dimensions of 228.5 by 271.5 centimeters and is currently in a private collection.
The artwork exhibits Basquiat’s characteristic fervent and fragmented style, featuring an amalgamation of vivid colors, abstract forms, and textual elements. The composition includes repeated textual inscriptions of the word “Eroica”, along with various drawings and markings that appear spontaneously yet deliberate. The large canvas is a collage of scribbled figures, sketched symbols, and layered patches of paint, creating a dynamic and chaotic visual narrative. The overall aesthetic, marked by both rawness and complexity, reflects Basquiat’s integration of street art sensibilities with the expressive vigor of Neo-Expressionism.
