Deadbeat Kingdom
Alex Hinders. 2006.
Colored pencils and pen.
This was one of my earlier abstract works — only one or two drawings after “Hinders Tree”. I thought, hey, instead of focusing my thoughts onto feelings, what happens if I focus on a particular song? The song I chose was “Deadbeat Club” by the B-52’s. That song fascinated me at the time because the B-52’s are more of a party band but Deadbeat Club is a warm and reflective look back on their wild youth. There’s also a bit of that wistfulness you hear when a person speaks of faraway times. I’m always impressed when music can make you feel another person’s nostalgia since you don’t actually have any direct personal connections to the memories that inspired that song. To fully enjoy this drawing I would suggest finding a legal copy of the song and listening to it. .
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Loving this, a lot