(2003-04-21) Mark Lombardi

Mark Lombardi's work is going around the country this year. It's nice that these are "artistic", but I wish they were online for free use (esp since he's dead now). I'd like to see software Graph Drawing software make it easy to generate this stuff (after using a Semantic Client or Wiki to track the notes). In 1994 I began a series of drawings I refer to as "narrative structures." Most were executed in graphite or pen and ink on paper. Some are quite large, measuring up to 5 x 12 feet. I call them "narrative structures" because each consists of a network of lines and notations which are meant to convey a story, typically about a recent event of interest to me, like the collapse of a large international bank, trading company, or investment house. One of my goals is to explore the interaction of political, social and economic forces in contemporary affairs. I hadn't realized he'd died in 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lombardi cf Conspiracy Theory