99% NO.12 DJ 2013

Curator: This drawing, titled "99% NO.12 DJ" by Sedrick Huckaby, really grabs me. The artist's hand is so evident in every stroke, the hatching building this man from the page. Editor: It feels raw, doesn't it? Like a sketch snatched from a thought. The subject's intensity, the direct gaze... it's immediately captivating. Curator: Absolutely. And consider Huckaby's process; the immediacy of drawing, the use of graphite on paper. It’s about making visible a social reality, a lived experience. The writings on the side feel like notes, or internal monologue. Editor: I like that thought. The '1989' tattooed on his chest, plus the comment about the Illuminati and culinary school, it all builds to a portrait of a time, and a complex story left unfinished. Curator: Indeed, there's a powerful tension between the portrait's vulnerability and the explicit markings, the handwritten narratives that frame the subject. Editor: It makes you wonder about the choices behind that framing, what the artist wants us to consider. Curator: For me, it speaks to the power of art to give voice, to document, to question systems of power. Editor: And for me, it's that intimate glimpse into someone's inner world that lingers.