Jul 08, 2012 matthew cusick born in 1970 in new york city, now living and working in dallas, texas. Oct 12, 2009 an online magazine, published weekdays. Map art collages by matthew cusick a multimedia artist working in collage, painting, and book art, matthew cusick is best known for his map collages of intricate, warmly colored portraits and. Matthew cusick was born in new york city in 1970 and graduated from the cooper union with a bfa in 1993. Matthew cusick received his bfa from cooper union in painting. He uses maps and other materials to create amazing collages of waves, roads, landscapes, and portraits. The maps are intricately pieced together into works of art. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. About the work map works maps and nautical charts are more or less obligated to objectivity.
Apr 22, 2011 artist matthew cusick turns bits and pieces of old maps into amazing art with his map collages. The end result is amazing with collages that capture incredible detail and, from afar, look like paintings. A multimedia artist working in collage, painting, and book art, matthew cusick is best known for his map collages of intricate, warmly colored portraits and. Matthew cusick is an artist based in dallax, texas. Lisa dent gallery, san francisco, ca 2004 the map paintings. Rachels wave is built from careful cuttings of what appears to be a world atlas. Glenn horowitz bookseller, east hampton, ny 2006 matthew cusick.
Cusick s oversized collages are painted with fragments of vintage atlases and school geography books from the golden era of cartography, 18721945. A multimedia artist working in collage, painting, and book art, matthew cusick is best known for his map collages of intricate, warmly colored portraits and landscapes. Handstands are an essential skill for all types of acrobats. Tell us about yourself, who you are, where you are from, if you like sports. His work has been exhibited internationally since 1996, including new york city gallery shows at andrew kreps, kent, and pavel zoubok. Map art collages by matthew cusick creativity fuse. Inlaid maps, book pages, ink, folgers coffee, on panel 68 x 48 inches. Born in 1970 in new york city, matthew cusick now lives in dallas. Their palette is deliberate and symbolic, acting as a cognitive.
Cusicks artwork has been displayed all over the united states and has attracted a lot of interest from collectors and art aficionados around the country. Travel through the exciting world of cartography with map art lab. Mar 26, 1999 thats what makes matthew cusick s paintings interesting. Jan 9, 2012 this artwork is a collection of collages made from maps. Charlies angels, 2009 inlaid maps, book pages, ink, folgers coffee, on panel 68 x 48 inches. Oct 16, 2009 and thats exactly what the map of the art, a fantastic morning news piece by katharine harmon, examines. As a master of collage, the new yorkbased artist matthew cusick creates beautiful works of art, crafted entirely from recycled maps. Matthew cusick with a few cutting devices, a bunch of road maps and a tiny bit of paint, matthew cusick is able to transform navigational tools into stunning portraits and nature scenes. Painting, collage, drawing, and video by artist matthew cusick. Matthew cusick found his way to the wave motif through japanese art, particularly through one of the most recognisable works of japanese art in the world. Artist charts his own course the san diego uniontribune. Cusick, who is in his late 20s and lives in new york, is a student of modernist residential architecture and james bond movies. May 26, 2014 we interview matthew cusick in the latest installment of our continuing collaboration with 5 pieces gallery. Maps are like a cross between a book and a work of art.
Matthew cusick, an american artist known for his intricate and sometimes erotic map works collages, or illustrations created entirel. Turning old maps into vibrant ocean scenes geography realm. Geronimo, 2007, detail by matthew cusick bonnie, 2004maps on wood panel by matthew cusick transamerican, 2004maps on wood panel by matthew cusick course of empire mixmaster ii, 2006, maps and acrylic on wood panel by matthew cusick chasing the dragon, 2006, maps, book pages, acrylic, on wood panel by matthew cusick karas wave, 2009, inlaid. All images of matthew cusick, 19992017 an icompendium site. Some of his most striking pieces are included in the map works series, created using. Apr 19, 20 matthew cusick is a collage artist living in dallas, texas. For his second exhibition at lisa dent gallery, cusick has refined his technique of painting with maps, using them as a surrogate for paint their inherent visual qualities of tone, value, and density employed to render the spatial image of the highways. In class, coaches teach the coordination, body positioning and strength conditioning necessary to achieve confidence on your hands and work towards a freestanding handstand.
His work begs for a closer look at the fine details on the maps, but it also invites you to stand back and allow the bigger picture to emerge. Matthew cusick, fionas wave, 2005 cusicks oversized collages are painted with fragments of vintage atlases and school geography books from the golden era of cartography, 18721945. Pavel zoubok gallery, new york, ny 2008 matthew cusick. Artist matthew cusick made the piece, many rivers, from layers of maps. Cusick uses no color aside from the color inherent in the pieces of maps. Matthew is an artist working primarily with maps, creating stunning collages of beautiful women, weaving highways, americana iconography, and oceans.
Dec 12, 2016 artist depicts roaring movement of waves through beautiful map collages posted on december 12, 2016 by jasmine a multimedia artist working in collage, painting, and book art, texas based artist matthew cusick is best known for his map collages comprised of intricate, warmly colored portraits and landscapes, or even previously his immensely. See more ideas about map collage, map art and painting collage. Here are some of his portraits, and dreamlike images of roads and waves. A multimedia artist working in collage, painting, and book art, texas based artist matthew cusick is best known for his map collages comprised of intricate. More than ten years ago, he discovered a box full of old maps in his studio. Matthew cusick, now in residence at lux, makes art out of maps artist charts his own course the san diego uniontribune matthew cusick, now in residence at lux, uses maps instead of paint in. Whereas most of us look to maps to find directions, matthew cusick finds meaning. Cusick was the recipient of a nyfa painting fellowship in 2006 and the bemis center for contemporary art residency fellowship in 2008. Matthew cusick fine art prints and photography lumas. The rachels wave map collage artwork by matthew cusick. Cusick graduated from the cooper union in 1993 and had his first exhibition three years later. Creative boom, an art an design blog, has a brief profile of the artist matthew cusick that focuses on his recent ocean scenes.
Bunk, 2005, inlaid maps on panel we were so blown away by matthew cusick s meticulously detailed map art that we had to get in touch the artist for an what others are saying this is just one example of matthew cusick s meticulously detailed map art. The mind is its own place, 2012 inlaid maps, engravings, dye, ink on panel 18 x32 inches. Leviathan, 2008 inlaid maps, gustave dore engravings, ink on panel. His art takes maps and uses their shapes, colours and textures to represent something else entirely. Sep 17, 20 matthew cusick, an american artist known for his intricate and sometimes erotic map works collages, or illustrations created entirel. This immersive writing retreat will teach you how to explore the words within you and the world around you. His work has been exhibited widely, with solo exhibitions at the lux art institute, encinitas, ca, the columbus museum of art, oh, the free museum of dallas, tx, among others.
Apr 11, 2012 matthew cusick with a few cutting devices, a bunch of road maps and a tiny bit of paint, matthew cusick is able to transform navigational tools into stunning portraits and nature scenes. Apr 09, 2016 genevieves wave by matthew cusick, 2014. Laferrera, along with matthew cusick and shannon rankin, incorporate maps in their work, but their designs are far more art than map. Matthew cusick is a collage artist, creating original compositions from old maps, photos, books and ephemera. Pavel zoubok gallery presents crosscurrents, a twoperson exhibition of intricately wrought collages by matthew cusick and diane samuels, whose respective practices reflect a deep commitment to process, narrative and the archival impulse. Some of cusiks most striking works are his map images, repurposing roads, highways. See more ideas about collage making, map collage and map art.
A multimedia artist working in collage, painting, and book art, texas based artist matthew cusick is best known for his map collages comprised of intricate, warmly colored portraits and landscapes, or even previously his immensely detailed portraits. The american artist generates powerful waveimages and landscapes from pieces of maps w. Matthew cusick, fionas wave, 2005 cusick s oversized collages are painted with fragments of vintage atlases and school geography books from the golden era of cartography, 18721945. The cover of the marchapril 2014 issue of orion features rachels wave, a collage by artist matthew cusick. His unique work has caught the fancy of art lovers just as maps have caught the fancy of explorers for hundreds of years. Hes worked as a painter, but, in recent years, hes been creating these incredible map collages. Thats what makes matthew cusicks paintings interesting. Lisa dent gallery, san francisco, ca 2005 matthew cusick. Born in 1970 in new york city, matthew cusick now lives in dallas, texas where he uses maps and other materials to create sublime collages.
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