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Barry McGee — ballpoint pen on paper in artist's frame with motor
Barry McGee

ballpoint pen on paper in artist's frame with motor

Barry McGee's frenetic ballpoint pen drawing pulses with restless energy, its obsessive linework and raw, street-influenced imagery housed within the artist's own handcrafted frame. A small motor animates the piece, subtly shaking or rotating the work and blurring the boundary between drawing and kinetic sculpture. The addition of mechanical movement transforms what might otherwise be a static work into a living, breathing object that reflects McGee's ongoing interest in chaos, impermanence, and the handmade.

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April 13, 2016

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Barry McGee, ballpoint pen on paper in artist's frame with motor

Barry McGee's frenetic ballpoint pen drawing pulses with restless energy, its obsessive linework and raw, street-influenced imagery housed within the artist's own handcrafted frame. A small motor animates the piece, subtly shaking or rotating the work and blurring the boundary between drawing and kinetic sculpture. The addition of mechanical movement transforms what might otherwise be a static work into a living, breathing object that reflects McGee's ongoing interest in chaos, impermanence, and the handmade.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Kinetic Art, Installation, American, Mixed Media, Experimental, Graphic, Drawing, Abstract, Ballpoint Pen, Contemporary

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