Dude, righteous project; I'm glad to see it mentioned on boingboing. I want to be there for the get together with the entire population of New York--can I come?
Why not use your time and energy in trying to capture on paper the soul and essence of a single person. I think that's harder to do than this project, but much more rewarding for both you and the viewer.
I am 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 may or may not see me drawing you during this time. If I do draw you, you will see yourself (or rather, a drawing that hopefully somewhat resembles you) on this blog that evening.
When the project is completed we will all have a get together.
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Hi Jason. You know... this is *really* admirable, and I can see how it's about the effort and not the outcome... but still...
The population of New York City is about 8.2 million people. If you were to draw even 100 people every day, it would take over 224 years.
Just sayin'
Dude, righteous project; I'm glad to see it mentioned on boingboing. I want to be there for the get together with the entire population of New York--can I come?
- Newberry
Excellent idea. Feels like the city is really just a small town. I'll enjoy seeing the inhabitants through your eyes every day. Good luck.
Why not use your time and energy in trying to capture on paper the soul and essence of a single person. I think that's harder to do than this project, but much more rewarding for both you and the viewer.
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