Jason Polan has embarked on an ambitious (almost comically so) project: he’s trying to draw every man, woman, and child in New York City. It sounds like something along the lines of the 2010 Census’s recent advertisements, but this is for real. In his own words, Jason is trying to
draw every person in New York. I will be drawing people everyday
and posting as frequently as I can. It is possible that I will draw you
without you knowing it. I draw in Subway stations and museums and
restaurants and on street corners. I try not to be in the way when I am
drawing or be too noticeable. Whenever I have a new batch of drawings I
will post them on this blog. If you would like to increase the chances
of a portrait of YOU appearing on this blog please email me (art@jasonpolan.com)
a street corner or other public place that you will be standing at for a
duration of two minutes (I will be on the corner of 14th street and 8th
avenue on the North-east corner of the street from 2:42-2:44pm this
Thursday wearing a bright yellow jacket and navy rubber boots, for
example). Please give me more than a 24 hour warning and please make it a
scenario that is not too difficult for you to accomplish (the corner
outside of the store you work at during lunch time, or in front of a
museum you were going to go to on a Saturday) because I may
unfortunately miss you and do not want you to have to invest more than 2
minutes of your time in case I cannot make it.
You can follow Jason’s progress at his website, here.
