The iPhone a platform for serious art

I heard once that photographer Walker Evans didn’t travel more than 10 feet from his car to take many of the polaroids towards the end of his life. I took that that the process of making art should be easy and accessible. Especially the tools to create need to be light, portable, and intuitive. It makes sense that Polaroid was his tool of choice.

Lately, I have been playing with a light, portable, intuitive iPhone app Brushes. This phenomenal little studio has made it fun to look at ordinary situations as places to capture in drawings. There are a ton of drawing, painting, doodling apps out there for the iPhone, and tiny sketchpads have existed for years. What makes Brushes unique is playback. The ability to replay your drawing and watch the piece come to life. For me this is more valuable than the final piece itself. Think about how fun it would be to watch a Picasso being painted, a Degas, a Monet… or you!

Below are some recent Brush work I have done. Enjoy!