Prof. Rex
Phil 100
Irony of Negro Policeman 1981, Jean Basquiat a painting that looks very chaotic and very child like made with a mixture of crayons and paint. The painting looks very disconnected, by looking just at the painting and not reading the title or swiggles of words I couldn't really tell if the figure was a robot or a man. I came to the realization that was the intention. After connecting the time the painting was made and also including the race of the artist I understand that Basquiat was displaying how he felt about a black man choosing a career mostly white racist would occupy. With the word "pawn" written on the picture and springs, wires in the man I also came to believe he felt the negro policeman wasn't doing only thing on his own freewill he was controlled by his white counterparts. After doing research on this piece Jean Basquiat wanted his painting to show his distance for a negro policeman because he couldn't see how as a African American why would they enforce rules that were meant to enslave them as well. I believe my interpretation is insightful because I was able to understand what the artist was displaying.
This interpretation has explanatory breadth because it explains the robotic and disconnected man in the painting, Basquiat took the mentality of a negro policeman and made it an outward appearance.
For explanatory depth of the artwork does elucidate a lot of detail, this interpretation is detailed because it explains the belief of one African American man about his fellow counterpart.
For simplicity this painting interpretation didn't have only assumptions, It was a general point of view, an opinion. The only assumption was what the figure in the painting was.
With conservatism the whole idea Basquiat had with this painting is in my opinion still a common belief many blacks including a time when cops have been the reasons for many deaths.
1. Formalism is an interpretation of the meaning of the artwork Jean Basiquat, Irony of Negro Policeman
2. Though formalism is radical it has great deal of explanatory breadth and depth, and a moderate amount of simplicity
3. Therefore, formalism is a good interpretation of artwork Jean Basquat Irony of Negro Policeman
Within your blog post, I found it a little bit confusing as I got to your argument. It is stated that formalism is a good explanation for the art piece, while there is no mention of formalism within the body paragraphs. In suggestion for revision, I would say that you could talk about how the opinion of the critic is a formalistic view. You could say so by stating that the view is formalistic because it depicts how he sees the Negro Policeman, and how the people of the times saw him also.
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