These images are from a new series of drawings called Notes to Self, abstractions of written language meant to illustrate the fallibility of communication and our penchant for misinterpretation. The new work is largely rooted in post-it notes and random writings flung about my life, some serving as reminders (of things to accomplish, of ways to be) while others are trigger phrases I’m trying to purge from myself due to their deleterious effects on my psyche. Sounds fun, right? You’ll find more in the Notes to Self gallery (or from the IMAGES tab above).
Author: Damien James
Person, place, and thing.
Pitchspork
Ladies and gentlemen and all the rest of you:
I’ll be at Pitchspork this weekend – July 17th through the 19th in Chicago’s lovely Union Park – selling fifty new test tube drawings. And then storming various stages to illustrate what a rock star I am. Come say hello. I’ll be in the artists coterie. Which is a fancy word for “inner circle,” though you may rest assured that if there are circles at all, I am far from in them.
A couple of these new drawings – all measuring about four by six inches – are below for your art viewing enjoyment, while more will be added to the test tube gallery in the nearish future.
Jonathan Lethem’s “The Collector”
The following drawings were inspired by Jonathan Lethem’s short story The Collector. See more images and find information about this illustration project by selecting The Collector and its subsequent galleries via the Images menu above.
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