Song Drawings / Paintings 1996 - 2005

Dave Allen, an artist whose work is concerned with the myths and realities of popular music as they relate to personal identity, culture and creativity, has compiled a book of his “song drawings/ paintings.” Each drawing consists of a page of idiosyncratic chord annotations and lyrics : essential instructions for how a guitarist is to play a particular popular song in his particular style. A section of the book consists of song drawings by friends and the public which he requested over the course of his 2005 exhibition at Art Metropole.