Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Haitian and Puerto Rican artist born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He was born on December 22, 1960 and later died on August 12, 1988 from a drug overdose. While Basquiat was alive, he has painted many pieces that included the crown pictured above. According to Basquiat, the crown symbolized how royal his influencers and heroes were, which included artists, writers, musicians, athletes and so on. In addition to this, Basquiat used the crown to attack western histories and depict himself as a king.
I chose Basquiat's painting "Crown" because I believe it is a form of activism as well as reminder to always think highly of myself just as he did. One of the things Basquiat is well known for his cheerful and inspiring personality which I can also relate to. This piece overall emits Royalty which is another reason I was inspired.
(Image pictured below inspired by "Crown")
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