Nova Hydrographica, 32 x 48 inches, acrylic on canvas, gold leaf, July 2017- July 2018, revisited 2023. $2,000.
This image is made up of three layers: a map from 1630 by Henricus Hondius, a classroom template of the countries of the world in 2017, and splattered paint.
One of the maps I altered in pixlr express, and one of the maps I altered in photoshop. I then sandwiched them together digitally with the splattered paint image to get the overall composition. The image is gridded, the canvas built to size, and the composition is meticulously painted by hand.
The title comes from the image itself, but can have more meaning than that. It means "New water map" which seems appropriate in the face of climate change and its myriad effects.
After having this painting hanging up for a few years the negative space in the bottom left of the image bothered me. I decided to alter the image by adding imitation gold leaf (copper) and a little more blue in the empty spaces.
This image is made up of three layers: a map from 1630 by Henricus Hondius, a classroom template of the countries of the world in 2017, and splattered paint.
One of the maps I altered in pixlr express, and one of the maps I altered in photoshop. I then sandwiched them together digitally with the splattered paint image to get the overall composition. The image is gridded, the canvas built to size, and the composition is meticulously painted by hand.
The title comes from the image itself, but can have more meaning than that. It means "New water map" which seems appropriate in the face of climate change and its myriad effects.
After having this painting hanging up for a few years the negative space in the bottom left of the image bothered me. I decided to alter the image by adding imitation gold leaf (copper) and a little more blue in the empty spaces.