Delicate portraits and landscape paintings drawn by collageing maps

New York artistsMatthew CusickMr. Cropped the mapcollageBy using the method of drawing, drawing the landscape of the map, characters on the map, drawing portraits and landscapes with a unique atmosphere that has both concreteity and abstraction.

The work is from the following.Matthew Cusick Paintings & Collage> Map Works

A portrait of men and women is a work called "Red & Blue" in 2010.


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Although it seems to be part of the place name, the character of "Death" under the lips of a woman is meaningful.


Three women are named "Charlie's Angels". Works of 2009.


A portrait of a man of native American "Geronimo" (2007) is a collage of a map and a map book page to a wooden panel.


Although it is a solid color, it creates shadows taking advantage of the difference in the density of roads and letters on the map.


"Transamerican" (2004) reminiscent of a travel crossing America.


"Fiona's Wave" (2006). The white foamy partFjordIt looks like it too.


"Kara's Wave" (2009) is a work based on aluminum panel.


"Chasing the Dragon (chasing the dragon)" is a work of 2006. The lower part has been wood paneled with acrylic paint.


"Many Rivers" (2009). Every part like a crossing over elevated road uses "water" on the map. Does it express "rivers" as the title?


"Course of Empire", 2006.


"Empire Revisited", 2009.


In addition to this, you can see many works of Matthew Cusick from the following sites.

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