I suppose this is a sister piece to Reconnaissance (
http://johnmacormacart.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/reconnaissance/
).
It was made shortly afterwards and exhibits a similar structure with the large city like shape in the top left connected to its satellites via delicate vein like lines. I have often worked like this, loosely copying pieces that I consider to be moderately interesting and formally balanced. The ‘copied’ piece rarely resembles the original in detail.
The snaking quote, referring to ”the problem of making people love their servitude” is from Aldous Huxley.
Looking good! Like it.
thanks, I appreciate it!
Not analysing it yet but at first sight this spoke to me
Love the contrast of the mass and space.
Cheers!
Nasyitah
http://www.coloursofthedomesticgoddess.wordpress.com
thank you very much Nasyitah, first impressions definitely count
Feels like a secret instruction which also looks handsome.
Thank you Nicola. ‘Secret instruction’ would be a good title for a piece.
These are like maps to another world, anyplace/noplace/everyplace one might wander. Love the mysterious possibilities they suggest.
Thanks Eileen, I’m definitely fascinated by all kinds of real and imagined maps and their inherent mystery and ideosyncracies.
I always return to this book for inspiration:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Map-Book-Peter-Barber/dp/0297843729/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359019661&sr=8-1
Thanks for the tip, I’ve added it to my wishlist – I love maps too. While poking around from that book listing, I discovered this blog:
http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/594-mind-over-map-the-world-is-what-you-make-it
Thanks Eileen, fascinating blog find!
Like the written text along the road/line/artery. Look forward to seeing it in the first person some time.
Sorry I mean: look forward to seeing it ‘in person’ not ‘in the first person’! Need to get someone to proof read my blog comments!
Hehe thanks very much Susan! I don’t tend to use text so much these days, or any I do is layered to become illegible.
Very cool!
Thanks!
cool post man
cheers man, much appreciated
nice stuff
why thank you.
Map like work series are really impressive. İt’s maybe i’m an architect
Thanks Cemilhan, I’m a great fan of maps in all their variations