The Connection Between Art and Maps

Matthew Picton Portland, detail  2007carved crayon     

Matthew Picton  St. Petersburg , 2006 Sculpture Duralar, enamel, pins

Cartography-

(from Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps.

Juxtapose- To place two different things side by side for the sake of comparison/contrast. To make one meaning out of two different things

Eve Bailey- Gesture 6532, graphite on paper, 30.75 × 23.75 inches, 2010

Gesture 6292 (detail)graphite, 30.75 × 23.75 inches, 2010, © eve bailey

•Gesture 6560 (detail)graphite, 30.75 × 23.75 in, 2010, © eve bailey

Why might this artist have juxtaposed human veins and muscles with a the map layout of a city?

Stephen Walter's Map of Liverpool, 2008-09.

Why might it be interesting for an artist to create a map with symbols, words & phrases, personal/historical stories ?

Brooklyn Day Dress by Meridith McNeal,NYC Transit maps and mannequin, 2009

http://avb-group.com/work/2007/05/invest-ni-maps/

Aerial Photos of land

Urban Form by Mark Jens Nielsen

MARK JENS NIELSEN

Questions to think about (on separate sheet): - What if you created a map with only words, how would you go about doing that?

- How might you “map” your neighborhood in a creative way?

-How would you redesign a subway/CTA map?

-Explain what your map of an imaginary world/city/country would look like?

- How would your map look if it were 3-D? What materials would you use?

http://www.stephenwalter.co.uk/projects.php

http://www.artonglobes.com/

http://www.axismaps.com/typographic.php

http://evebailey.arloartists.com/portfolios/67681-recent-drawings

http://spatialanalysis.co.uk/2011/01/17/typographic-maps/

http://leahmann.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/mapping-artists-reflection/

http://www.pulliamdeffenbaugh.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=224&WebLoc=