personal analytical framwork

PERSONAL ANALTYICAL FRAMEWORK

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

Jean Michel Basquiat was a homeless African American boy, who ran away from home at a young age and lived on the streets, making a living from his grafitti artworks ‘SAMO’. Being African American back in the days and being wealthy in the presence of other successful artist was a big deal. We see in various movies that he is in fact not so happy with being classified as an African American artist. “Why can’t I just be an artist” instead of being classified; you can’t tell what race someone is through their artwork.

This abstract artwork displays him as being an outcast, no sense of belonging; we see the expression on everyone’s face to this mutated creature and in a way that is how Basquiat felt people viewed him being an African American artist in the presence of Caucasian artist.

This artwork can be linked to anyone being a different race or being slightly different to people, whether it be mentally disabled or physically. The way the society views such people who aren’t the same as them is as if they are dealing with extraterrestrial creatures.

Someone without the disadvantages of being different in the eyes of society wouldn’t look at this artwork the same way someone with differences or disabilities would as they feel like they connect well with the community and society of today. Yet again anyone can be left feeling like this due to their social status, clothes they wear, size and features.

Formal analytical framework

FORMAL ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK

‘Tobacco versus red chief” Jean Michel Basquiat uses lines, drawn free hand to create non geometric shapes and form a basic outline to this artwork. He uses a composition of colour, non geometrical shapes, line, tone on the grass, the sky and the red chief. With materials such as canvas, paintbrushes, oil based paint and sometimes even his fingers, the artist’s work sends out a not so clear image of what he means by his artwork at times. Somewhat like a puzzle that keeps you thinking and interested.

The use of earthy colours and the tribal red Indian houses/tents in the background projects the feeling of confusion as the viewer might not be sure what the meaning is behind this artwork. This abstract artwork is presentable, inspired and influenced by the works of Andy Warhol and were good friends.

Jean Michel Basquiat is an African American Artist, on December the 22nd Jean Michel Basquiat was born at Brooklyn Hospital, New York.

His father Gerard was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and his mother Matilda Andradas a Puerto Rican descent born in New York.

He was well known for his graffiti on buildings in Lower Manhattan, using the pseudonym 'SAMO' meaning same old shit. Basquiat continued to make cartoon-like drawings inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's movies, automobiles and comic strips; He had started drawing ever since he was 3.

Basquiat was born after the death of his brother Max; When he was 11 years of age, his mother was admitted to a mental institution and thereafter spent time in and out.

September 1968, Basquiat was hit by a car whilst playing on the street, he suffered severe internal injuries and eventually needed to undergo a splenectomy, the removal of his spleen.
His parents separated that year leaving him and his sister being raised up by their father Gerard.

At the age of 15 Basquiat ran away from home, staying at a local radio station for a few hours until the employee called his father and was returned to the care of his father within a hours. On December basquiat runs away from home again to the Washington Square Park where he and Diaz

spent a lot of time after two weeks o

f Gerard searching he brings him back home; Basquiat proclaims ‘Papa, I will be very, very famous one day’ which he

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