Brandon Geurts
Brandon Geurts was born in Dayton, Ohio, and currently resides in Washington, D.C. He received his BFA from the University of Central Florida in 2013 and his MFA from the University of South Florida in 2017. Since beginning his ongoing live-drawing project, Geurts has completed more than 500 drawings from concerts, primarily in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area. His practice is grounded in observational drawing and an ongoing engagement with the communities and spaces surrounding live music.
For the past eight years, Geurts has drawn live bands directly from observation, focusing primarily on extreme metal and punk performances. Originally conceived as figure-drawing practice, the project has evolved into a living visual record of the heavy music scenes in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Working throughout the duration of a performance, Geurts responds to the continuous movement of musicians rather than isolating a single instant, creating an alternative to the conventions of concert photography. The resulting drawings capture the energy, physicality, and impermanence of live performance while documenting a specific cultural community over time. In recent years, the project has expanded beyond individual concerts to include festivals such as Dark Days, Bright Nights in Richmond, Punks for Palestine in Washington, D.C., and Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore. Together, these works function both as observational studies and as an evolving archive of a vibrant regional music scene.
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