"Beatmaker" by Derek Fordjour is an archival pigment print on cotton rag that explores themes of creativity, identity, and cultural expression through the artist's signature gestural abstraction combined with figurative elements. Fordjour's layered approach merges expressive mark making with portraiture, creating a dynamic visual dialogue that reflects on artistic practice and the African American experience. The work exemplifies Fordjour's distinctive style of blending painting and photography techniques to interrogate representation and presence within contemporary art discourse.