PEN ARTWORK AND URBAN MYTHS 2008
STRANGE TALES OF THE MONSTROUS METROPOLIS
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PEN ARTWORK AND URBAN MYTHS! The City roars ferociously in a tidal wave of bricks and mortar! Buildings excavate from their foundations and the streets begin to curl. A strange surreal formation takes the place of the metropolis. Concrete separates revealing a giants eye, the towers have become a sea creature! The crowds run in all directions seeking cover and discounted purchases, but there is one apparently insignificant individual who expresses absolutely no fear. Perched atop one of the buildings is a tiny little fisherman. He has hooked the great beast and continues to battle! No matter how overwhelming the city becomes, he keeps trying to reel it in!
A female model is trapped on the face of a commercial skyscraper; her billboard belly perpetually annihilates young women by way of a subliminal force. The ominously flickering screen engulfs the mind and bodies of young women; victims intrinsically drawn into a vortex of unobtainable dreams. And the City of Gears spins on. Fortunately one potential target has developed an immunity to the advertisements prowess. In an unassuming 13th story urban apartment a girl is studying and learning to play the violin. The music, read from alchemic notations, surrounds her with indescribably majestic intonations protecting her from the popular destruction of the world and chaos all around.
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From distance the metropolis appears like a wild beast. Perhaps it dawns the tusk of an elephant or the nose of a dog, something animal, something natural something alive. However upon closer examination we see that the streets are paved with wires, bricks, cars and computer parts. In fact the only a feint impression of the beast remains. Perhaps this is a warning that if we continue to progress at our current pace, a feint impression of the animals, of nature, of ourselves will be all that remains. The pen artwork, urban myths series of detailed ink drawings was made using a selection of fine tip technical pens and archival quality illustration boards. The artworks ranged in size from 18 x 24 inches to 24x 36 inches and generally took between 10 – 30 hours each to complete. The drawings were all made and originally displayed during my graffiti street art performance work in the summer of 2008. |
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