This Punk is inspired by CryptoPunk #2871 and the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Basquiat was known as a graffiti artist and a very successful neo-expressionist. He is the author of a series of crazy paintings. Since childhood, the artist was able to speak English, French and Spanish. The boy read symbolist poems, myths and historical books. He became interested in art at an early age, and also dreamed of becoming a cartoonist.

There were three periods of Basquiat's work in total. In the early period - from 1980 to 1982 - he often depicted skeletons and faces similar to masks, which expressed his extreme interest in mortality. In addition, the artist depicted street life: cars, buildings, police, children's games on the sidewalk and graffiti. The middle period, from late 1982 to 1985, was marked by Basquiat's interest in his Haitian roots. The last period, from 1986 to his death in 1988, was marked by a new manner and new characters. "I don't think about art when I work. "I try to think about life," Jean—Michel said.

The main reference to the SupremePunk was a photo portrait of Basquiat made by Andy Warhol. Warhol created unique photo portraits of famous personalities of his time on polaroid. His lens included: Muhammad Ali, David Hockney, Debbie Harry, Yves Saint Laurent and others. These photos were usually distinguished by a special intimacy and everyday life. Famous and unique personalities of that time acquired a completely different image in his photographs.

In his work, Basquiat often portrayed people with dark skin, his strong interest in his cultural origins was affected. The artist dedicated his works to the problems of racism and the history of African-American culture. One of these paintings is "Famous Negro athletes". This picture is a social protest, he protested against the fact that African Americans can become famous only in sports, and not in culture or art.

Another of his highly social paintings, "Irony over a Black Policeman," expresses criticism of representatives of his own race. Portraying a black policeman, he seeks to demonstrate how strongly the white population of America dominates African Americans. Basquiat finds it extremely ironic that an African-American can be a policeman and enforce laws that previously implied their enslavement. The figure in the painting depicts a black mass with a mask-like face and a hat resembling a lattice. To the right of the image is the caption "Irony over a black policeman", and in the lower right corner is the word "Pawn", which clearly reflects Basquiat's position on the ridiculousness of the status of a black policeman.

The overall image of the SupremePunk shows the image of a strong man who fought for equality and justice in difficult times, who was able to achieve stunning success almost from scratch. The picture in a rather playful and abstract form conveys to the viewer the image of the Basque and makes it more understandable and intimate.