Basquiraptors
by Samir's Studio
$400
Inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s: “Pez Dispenser” (1983) Depicts three 90s-era Velociraptors with Basquiat’s Color scheme. The painting represents an allegory/analogy between African Americans and Dinosaurs. Both are often misrepresented and stereotyped in media, entertainment, and pop culture. The Velociraptors seen in “Jurassic Park” (1993) are an inaccurate representation of the extinct animal. Among other inaccuracies, the size is exaggerated, and they lack feathers that belong to their descendants: Birds. The term “Raptor” means thief, robber, or plunderer. African Americans are faced with discriminatory stereotypes such as “Criminal or Dangerous.” The origin of the term raptor came from their long arms and claws, similar to modern-day birds of prey such as Eagles, Falcons, and Owls, which are known to swoop down and catch prey. Dromaeosaurs represent a family of feathered coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs. They were generally small to medium-sized feathered carnivores that flourished in the Cretaceous Period.