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studio k: aspiring to replace the common with something more beautiful
I am an architectural designer with an interest in all aspects of design. The New York City Map Cuts was my first large art piece. It was created to simplify the daily image of the Manhattan map that every New Yorker sees repetitively throughout any day. By simplifying the map into just an image it revealed much more information than a map crowded with words and symbols and color ever could. The information of city planning, the nature of the city block, and the importance of open space is greatly emphasized in my map cuts, especially the images in white. I love the idea of making a familiar object/image even more beautiful by simply taking away the unnecessary.
Teri says
May 29, 2010 at 1:22 pmWOW! What a fantastic idea and the result is a great look! Of course, I can't imagine the hours of cutting all that out, you do have the patience and the steady hand!
Can you imagine buying one for the city you went to on vacation and mounting that on a wall? Or maybe of your dream vacation destination? Or where your grandparents were born? Very Very NICE!
Teri