This guy had everything – tattoos, drums and red hair. Great to draw. Not easy though, because he’s a vigorous drummer and his arms were a blur most of the time. That’s a challenge for me, do I capture a split second in time, as I have here or do I use some technique to show rapid movement, like Marcel Duchamp‘s painting “Nude Descending A Staircase” (below)?
If I was to develop something from my drawings and photographs, like a painting or linocut, I might be more considered and design some way of expressing movement, but in the crazy atmosphere of a live rock gig, I think I’ll just leave it there. This is one of over 30 sketches I did at this year’s Swansea Fringe.
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