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Rich Jacobs, Sugar Baby, 2007 |
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SUGAR BABY BY DOCK BOGGS, 1928 REMIX: RICH JACOBS, SUGAR BABY, 2007 Influenced by African-American music in this part of Virginia, ‘Dock’ Boggs’s banjo playing has a blues feel to it. Despite his hope that a music career might help him avoid a life as a miner, he worked in the mines most of his life. He was rediscovered by the folk revival in the 1960s and played various folk festivals. This combination of new and old worlds, of personal heritage and cultural revival is evident in Jacobs’ work. The new pencil drawing is on a yellowing blank page from an old book, with a simple message taken from the song. The man and his woman are in the plant-like pattern, suggesting a period when people were more in tune with the earth, plants and nature. The man appears older, whereas the woman looks brave and fearless, both having experienced a hard life. Based in San Francisco, Jacobs has exhibited widely across America, Europe, Australia and Japan. Inspired by graffiti, psychedelic and folk art, his raw, colourful work frequently appears across many forms, including magazines, books, record covers, clothing, skateboards and buildings. |
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