The artwork, titled “Jackson,” was created by Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. It is executed using pen and pencil on paper and belongs to the Neo-Expressionism and Street Art movements. The artwork’s dimensions are 50.8 x 40.6 cm, and it falls under the genre of figurative art.
The artwork features a chaotic and intricate composition, characterized by Basquiat’s signature style of spontaneous and textured lines. Dominantly set in the middle of the composition is a crowned head sketch, with the name “Jackson” inscribed below it. Surrounding this central figure is a dense array of textual notations, symbols, and seemingly random yet interconnected words and phrases. Prominent words such as “ACTUAL SIZE,” “EGYPT,” “F-80,” and “PETROL” are dispersed throughout the piece. The artwork also includes various visual motifs like crowns, arrows, and structural diagrams. Many of the elements in the artwork are rendered in black, red, and blue, and exude a sense of urgency and frenetic energy, quintessential to Basquiat’s expressive style.
