Focus on Untitled (Pollo Frito) and explain the Analysis.
The painting, which comprises two panels that together span 12 ft, is covered in "incendiary shades of orange, red, and yellow." Basquiat's key iconography are present, including a crown, repetitive words, and an expressionistic head. Drawn from the unfiltered grit of his environs in Lower Manhattan as the graffiti artist SAMO, Basquiat makes textual references like "BROKE GLASS" and "DANGER." Basquiat, who was of Puerto Rican heritage, often combined clever wordplay in English and Spanish in his artwork. On the left panel above the encircled word danger is "PELIGROSO," which translates to dangerous. The title "POLLO FRITO" ([ˈpoʝo ˈfɾito] fried chicken), may refer to the racist stereotype about African Americans loving fried chicken. Fried chicken and broken glass, along with "ASBESTOS" is also a warning to the danger of capitalist consumption. The word "asbestos" appears in several Basquiat paintings like Obnoxious Liberals (1982) and Per Capita (1983). There is a connection between asbestos and certain types of cancer and in 1982, Johns-Manville Corporation filed for bankruptcy after facing liability for asbestos injury claims.  At the time, it was the largest company ever to file bankruptcy, so by mentioning "asbestos" in his paintings, Basquiat is referencing corporate greed.
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