This is a self-portrait.
Thought it may only appear to be a crude outline of a person, it was formed
from an actual photograph of myself. The violent rapid splash
of colors conforms with the Neo-expressionism art style popularized in the 80s,
the decade in which I was born.
Recently I’ve become very interested in the revisiting of the culture
from that era, and represented myself in that style as a result. Furthermore, I find this colorful
vibrant representation of myself considerably more than the uninteresting
reality of my appearance.

Good stuff, Josh. Strong statement. Minus that whole "uninteresting appearance" thing. :) Keep up the good work, Basquiat!
ReplyDeleteUninteresting? For future projects I would suggest you display more of yourself. Red heads are few and far between, embrace it!
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