Drawing inspiration from Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Earth" painting, I decided to do my own collage of people, my friends and my pets who help and inspire me throughout my life. Basquiat's "Earth" painting is a simple capture of our planet with a single outline on top of an expressive flurry of brown paint. This is an example of his style "Neo-Expressionism"
I decided to do my own take of Basquiat's painting by naming my project "My Earth". I used a blue poster board, different sets of letters and pictures I had on my phone. I made the outline of the earth with the lettering and inside my earth is people who shaped me into the person I am today. I used the theme of self identity because people struggle finding themselves as they grow up and in turn damage their self esteem. If you have a low self-image or low self-esteem, you may not perceive yourself a valuable asset in life and in turn not define yourself as a valuable individual. It is important to have a positive self-image and high self-esteem when creating your self-identity. Your self-identity can be shaped by your friends, family and significant other. By using the words friends, family, love, pets and baseball on my poster board, I acknowledge those things as what made me the person I am today. They inspire me to keep on the right track and always have my goals in mind. Social media plays a huge impact of self identity and self-esteem. Understanding that what you see on social media is edited and fake can help you garner an understanding that you don't need to compete with anyone else except yourself.
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