Chess Draw

Portraying the roles of two Union Square regulars, the chess player and the caricature artist, I offered passersby the chance to beat me at chess while drawing their portrait for free. My concept was to draw my opponent on both the chessboard and on paper. Taking a pacifist approach to this game of war, I never attacked my opponent. The amount of time spent drawing them depended on their play. Incentivized by a more completed portrait, many adopted my pacifist strategy and drew out the game as long as possible.