Friday 7 September 2012

JOBURG ART MAP LOVE


Today is the start of the amazing FNB JOBURG ART FAIR at the Sandton Convention Centre, a diverse and spectacular selection of contemporary African art! Scott and I, THE CURATORS, were commissioned by VANSA to design the print version of the ART MAP. This is an A1 poster which supports the online ART MAP and directs visitors to the many exhibitions and events during the course of the program. The front of the poster is a large wooden disc with dipped dowels placed to mimic the points on the virtual map. 99 dowels all cut, sanded and dipped by hand! (DIP DOWEL LOVE).


Our reference was the Dot paintings of Damien Hirst, IQ pegboards, vintage map tacks, vision deficiency tests, the contemporary trend for dipped wooden furniture and the dot patterns of indigenous cultures.




2 comments:

  1. I have actually read a lot of your blog posts in the last hour. I really enjoy what you are doing here. (And as a writer of fantasy novels, I'm enjoying looking at different aspects of that when you go through them in blog post). And truly, I love world-culture building.

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  2. Excellent! I really like your article. It looks nice and special. Please! Share with me if you have new posts. Thanks!

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