The Drawing Archive is a collection of participatory plates created during the Visiting Artist Program at the Frost Art Museum and Florida International University. The graffito drawings are created by installing blank surfaces in public spaces with a provided stylus and theme to record the zeitgeist of the student population through mark making. The drawings are made by scoring the glossy baked enamel surface to reveal the reflective metal beneath. The themes range from Existentialism to Stereotypes and are shaped and transformed by the dialogue created by the participants.
These plates and actions are the starting point for new work by Michael Genovese. The information from the drawings is processed through other collaborative procedures such as transcribing and translations. The combination of the visual material and the processed data, amount to an archive of source material for subjective works stemmed from the public interaction.
Genovese is interested in the alive unedited language and social experiences the system provides. The interaction and participation by various professional disciplines and range of personalities fuels his interest in creating this unique collection of work.
The collection of work is a part of a 4 year project that started in Chicago in 2008 and is scheduled to end in 2012. The mission of the project is part documentary in which the artist is attempting to take a snap shot America in time of “change”. The Frost Art Museum Residency is concluding the South Florida chapter of the project. It has been executed in full throughout the Mid-West, Texas, and South Florida. The continuance of the project is relying on the participation of locations on the East and West Coast’s to complete the work.
The research and development component spawns new work that takes the form of installation, drawing, internet works, performance, and sculpture. The survey of the works created are presented through exhibitions, catalogs, and an on-line archive
Jay Electronica - Act 1: The Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
“The handling of a heart, a very delicate art, ‘cause it’s paper thin
one irrelevant thought, that started out as a spark
could be a poisonous dart
that leaves a permenent mark
that’s ice cold in the day and burns in the dark
and makes you never wanna see her face again
Tee-hee what a place I’m in
Lead me to the sta-tio-n
A one way ticket, don’t look back,
one cold tear that frozen crack,
a whole lot of pain I’m holdin’ back
Sheriff said, "F that roll the sack.”
I said, “If my skull was cracked,
and blood ran out to the cul-de-sac,
that could not match me where I’m at.”
My memories flash me there and back
yup, there goes me right there in black
holdin’ hands not starin’ back
she starts cryin’ I start denyin’ and it’s my fault
and I’m aware of that
Man, in hindsight signs be glarin’ back
Where’s the map
to show you where you’re at?“
This entire track is impactful.
Honestly couldn’t resist putting this up…again…it’s one of my fave songs.
“…hate is an art. what is my fate? hope that you learn from the bad decisions I make…let’s go back to work…”
