Comments on: map art

map art

dhruva — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:11:50 -0800

Here are three artists who use maps in their art: Mathew Cusick makes collages of old maps, Layla Curtis makes collages of current maps (flash; click on works, collages) and Susan Stockwell makes maps out of, well, just about anything.

By: dhruva

dhruva — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:21:44 -0800

Aargh I just saw this now: some Fur maps by Yuval Shaul (via moonriver)

By: nathancaswell

nathancaswell — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:26:56 -0800

Wow, the Mathew Cusick stuff is gorgeous.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:33:01 -0800

The world's address / a place that's worn / a sad pun that reflects a sadder mess...

By: mathowie

mathowie — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:43:24 -0800

I've never bought art before, but I really want one of Mathew Cusick's works for my wall. Anyone know how much they run?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:47:06 -0800

Oh my. If there's a demographic for these, I'm smack dab in the middle of it. This is most excellent. Now if only I had 400 million dollars in my back pocket... I was reminded of this map of Manhattan by Howard Horowitz (for help reading the text after the eye-strain gets to you, click here.

By: Staggering Jack

Staggering Jack — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:03:39 -0800

These are great - I was recently reading the part in Urgent Second Class by Nick Bantock about using old maps in the background of colleges such as this one, but I really Cusick's use of maps. Thanks for the links.

By: peacay

peacay — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:33:31 -0800

Great post thanks dhruva. Matt, I didn't see any figures but this gives a hint: "he's from New York, and so too, appear to be his prices" (some good pics there actually). You probably need to email the Lisa Dent gallery.

By: TheWash

TheWash — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:53:41 -0800

Also check out these great map collages by an artist named Heidi Neilson.

By: The Deej

The Deej — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:56:33 -0800

Thanks, great post. The problem with these kinds of posts (as well as much of what jonson posts) is that they make me want to try these things, and I already don't spend enough time on my photography. But, it all keeps me inspired to see things in different and new ways. Awesome!

By: dhruva

dhruva — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:15:06 -0800

Thanks, TheWash, I particularly liked this one.

By: tresbizzare

tresbizzare — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:56:47 -0800

Tim McMichael has some interesting 3D pieces with maps suspended in shellac.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:53:30 -0800

As a collage artist myself (who uses maps a fair amount), I'm both incredibly inspired and incredibly humbled by the works featured in this post. I'm just going to sniff glue until I either create something amazing, or pass out. Whichever comes first.

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:12:09 -0800

A Walk Through H. (Noisy-Nyman-Loop-Alert)

By: patricio

patricio — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:33:37 -0800

A brief look at another group exhibit with a map theme. Shauna McMullan does interesting things with and to maps including a couple of pieces in which she cut all the names from the index of a throwaway tourist map and then hung it reversed so the map side is seen but has rows and rows of holes in it. Unfirtunately, it seems tricky to get pictures on the web of anything other than her rather good sculpture for the Scottish parliament though.