Sleeping with your art
Today I met Edward Jin. He is a homeless artist that lives on Lexington Avenue and 55th st in Manhattan. I first saw him on Monday after my Physical Therapy appointment -- I quickly snapped a few images of his art work and said hello. Today I spent a good amount of time talking with him about his drawings and his living situation. I don't really know a lot about his situation yet but I told him I would be in the neighborhood on Friday and I would bring him a PBJ -- Maybe I'll find out more then. A few minutes into our conversation he noticed my camera and asked me if I would take a picture of him with his own PC card. This guy carries around his own PC card?
I'm not sure exactly why but I'm definitely a fan of his work. There's something about that stream-of-consciousness drawing that I like -- There's an "outsider art" quality to it -- Plus its on pizza boxes! I may also be partial to this style because of these cardboard produce boxes I have been collecting (example). I've got a good collection going. More on that later.
View a detail of Edward's above drawing here and then view a close up of my favorite piece here.
Labels: artist of the week, Artists
posted by Timothy Briner at
1:10 PM
2 Comments:
You're probably getting a sense of "outsider art" because he is actively psychotic! If that isn't a perfect example of artwork by a schizophrenic, then I'm not an art therapist. Wait a minute, I AM an art therapist! Seriously though, just make sure it's not the paranoid type ... could get ugly.
I think that Mega might be right - if he is actively schizophrenic, you may wish to watch yourself in your dealings - they can turn on you at any moment. I know... I'm crazy too! FUCK YOU. Sorry.
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