
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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