Eddie Rifkind

This is an office pen ink drawing that I scanned and continued drawing into digitally.

Office pen on paper.

Office pen on paper.

A fanciful head of pure horror and 100% office pen ink. I permitted the facial expression to develop as I drew and improvised.

I dug up another artifact from my days as a young person. Graphite on paper.

An oldie but a goodie has been discovered in the remains of my old art… a page from a much older sketchbook than most of the other work here. Drawn in 2001. I even kept the scan “uncleaned.”

Black office pen on paper.

A metal band by the name of Massakren laid down the audio foundation for this rhythmic drawing. The motion, speed, and relative violence of the pen strokes reflect those qualities in their music.

This one is basically a zombie. I drew it to the live performance of industrial rock band White Shadow.

Drawing to the rhythm of a live performance by industrial rock band Slick Idiot – featuring members of KMFDM – was particularly challenging. It defied all organic artistic notions that I normally bring to a drawing. I drew this to the angular aggression of their music, and added to it on a much smaller magnification of line work using a graphics tablet. The result is as jarring as it is compelling. Also included: a detail below the full-sized preview.

Detail:

This is one of the earliest rhythmic drawings I did this summer. The Matrimonials rocked out at the Depot on June 10, 2010 and I drew to their performance. I developed the drawing further after the performance.