Inspired by maps, this art exhibition explores the interconnections and contrasts between Old and New.
Students in Prof. Ellen Meissinger’s Art on Paper class, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, School of Art, collaborated with the Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Noble Library, to create an art exhibition inspired by creating unique art pieces on maps. This is the 6th year for this exciting interdisciplinary collaboration between School of Art and the Map and Geospatial Hub.
The exhibition runs from November 13 – 27, 2019, Noble Library, Map and Geospatial Hub, Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Jacqueline Marquez
OLD FASHIONED
AZ Map, and Ink
My piece addresses the way old Mexican culture used to be perceived.
Jacqueline Marquez
STEREOTYPES
AZ Map, and Ink
My piece addresses the new way Mexican culture is perceived by the media.
Jesus Fabela
FEAR OF THEN
AZ map, multiple map cutouts, ink and alcohol markers
My piece depicts the fear of the past, “monsters under my bed.” I used ink drawings that were cut to show the many monsters from folk tales.
Jesus Fabela
FEAR OF NOW
AZ map, multiple map cutouts, ink and alcohol markers
This piece depicts the fear of gun violence in the modern era. I used rough textures to express corruption and cutouts of guns to show emotions.
Hayden Woodward
LIFE UNBOUND
Collaged map, graphite pencil
In this work, a human being is portrayed at both his infant and senior state, representing life and death. His path of time, represented by the collaged golden spirals of map, has been unlocked from linearity, creating a perception that all events are eternal.
Yingni Zou
ANCIENT GREENLAND
Map, watercolor, and pen
My piece depicts what the ancient Greenland Sea might have looked like with different creatures. I used watercolor to represent a medieval style map.
Yingni Zou
COLORFUL WONDERLAND
Map, acrylic, and pen
My piece depicts a colorful world with huge plants and lovely little creatures. I used acrylic marker to achieve bright colors and give a new feeling.
Pauline Joson
PAST
Watercolor and collage
To incorporate the theme of old, I decided to base this piece on the concept of the past. Since the past has plenty of historical eras and events, I wanted to merge three important eras into one painting: The Stone Age, the Medieval Age, and the Industrial Revolution.
Pauline Joson
FUTURE
Watercolor and collage
For FUTURE, I wanted to embody the theme of new by creating an ideal, utopian civilization in the future. The outer space above is added to represent the future expanding beyond our reach.
Yulu Wen
THE ANCIENT GUESS
Maps, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and cut paper
My old piece shows two ancient peoples’ perceptions of the world, hemispherical dome cosmology from Chinese astronomy and the land floating on the sea.
Yulu Wen
THE FUTURE UNIVERSE
Maps, watercolor, gouache, watercolor paper, and cut paper
My new piece shows the wonderful scenery of the universe and stars, and expresses that people use science and technology to explore the infinite light years beyond the earth where people live.
Ailing Xie
WITHERED
France map, acrylic, ink, and cut paper
My artwork presents one withered tree. It uses cut paper, ink, and acrylic to describe the tree becoming old with leaves falling down.
Ailing Xie
LEAFY
France map, acrylic, ink and cut paper
This artwork presents a grown tree. It uses three different types of cut paper, acrylic, and ink to describe the leafy tree.
Jessica R. Sepulveda
MORNING STAR
AZ map, pen, graphite, watercolor, and Sharpie paint pen
The Morning Star piece depicts Isaiah 14:12-15, the Old Testament story that describes the fall of Lucifer. It uses typography to accentuate the aesthetic appeal of the map.
Jessica R. Sepulveda
SCROLL BREAKER
AZ map, pen, graphite, and Sharpie paint pen
The Scroll Breaker piece uses Revelations 5:6, the New Testament story that illustrates what Christ has conquered through his death. The idea of good versus evil is contrasted through symbolism.
Natasha Dickinson
WISE
maps and watercolor on board
To create this tree, I used the natural webbing and ‘root’ systems that are found on maps. From the many systems on this map, an old wise tree emerged.
Natasha Dickinson
YOUTH
maps and watercolor on board
The natural branching systems that are found on maps was used to create this tree. A young growing tree emerged from this map, representing new life.
Marie Grove
JOURNEY TO THE HIGHWAYS OF CANADA
Maps with charcoal and watercolor
These four pieces map a journey from the beginning to the end. It uses layering, and plays with transparency in order to convey the goals of the journey.
Sasha Palansky
ASSIMILATION
Map, Charcoal
Tom Torlino, a Native American, who was forced to have a Western-style education. His real name is actually Hastiin To’ Haali, but was mispronounced when he was enrolled in school. Americans wanted to transform Native Americans into more “civilized” people. They wanted to, “Save the man, kill the Indian,” a quote from the Carlisle Indian School.
Sasha Palansky
ASSIMILATION
Map, Charcoal
Assimilation continues the life story of Tom Torlino, 3 years after he was enrolled at Carlisle Indian School. His traditional garments are gone and a sleek suit and tie takes its place. The school thought that they had finally changed him for the better but the fact is they never killed the Indian. He lived as a true Navajo.
Norah Alshaker
MAPPING THE OLD WORLD
World map, watercolor, and cut paper
Shapes from an old map were cut to create continent and painted with watercolor.
Norah Alshaker
MAPPING THE NEW WORLD
World map, watercolor, and cut paper
In this piece I took continents that have been cut from an old map and added them to a new map. Cities and countries on the right side of the map I have visited before. On the left of the map are countries and cities I wish to visit in the future.
Matthew Wilcox
THROUGH THE SPIRIT GUIDE
Map, ink, gouache, watercolor, charcoal
This piece is a depiction of a spirit guide, providing answers to that which is unknown. Dressed in an organic headdress with face paint, she’s meant to appear tribal, connected to earth and spirit.
Matthew Wilcox
A NEW GOD
Map, ink, gouache, watercolor, charcoal
A New God is a depiction of a robotic artificial intelligence, providing all knowledge ever known by man; the future of awareness and understanding beyond our organic capability.
Sophia A. Giolitti
BURNT OUT
Map, gouache, ballpoint ink pen
Burnt Out re-examines the definition of new as it connects to age. Many young people are new to the world in age, but are experiencing phenomenon’s that are associative of old; feeling tired, worn down, and heavy.
Sophia A. Giolitti
YOUNG SOUL
Map, gouache, ballpoint ink pen
Young Soul redefines being old. It represents how one is only as old as one feels: if you wake up every day with the mindset that you can learn and experience new things, if you appreciate and are present, you will always see the world with new eyes.
Estebany Mejia
“CONSIDER, ANOTHER WAY.”
Multi city maps, ink, graphite, cut paper and chipboard
The past self is stuck in a self-destructive limbo of turmoil and pain killers, until the limbo is interrupted from a potential for something more and the cycle ends. The graphic lines and the curves represent the constant movement of the past and present.
The future self stops the self-destructive limbo, the potential future that presents new possibilities. The figure has its fingers in the mouth of the past to personify hope and the will to end the limbo.
Hannah Franklin
HIDDEN TRASH
AZ map, watercolor, and cut paper
This piece is a satirical treasure map of New Jersey. It uses yellow-toned maps and dark watercolor to show the stereotypical aged and ripped feel of a treasure map.
Hannah Franklin
HIDDEN MONSTERS
AZ map, watercolor, and cut paper
I tend to find faces in patterns in new environments. In this piece, I bring those faces to life to show what I see when looking at these maps.
Erin B. Signori
RADIOACTIVE REACTION
AZ map, ink, and cut paper
My piece chases a parallel reality in which America progressed to nuclear action during the Cold War. With the use of cut paper and ink the violent and dreadful reality is described.
Erin B. Signori
THE AFTERMATH IS SECONDARY
AZ map, pen and ink
This artwork represents the future, aftermath, and adaptation of animals within their new reality. Through pen and ink, I illustrate the effect of nuclear fallout.
Cindy Lui
ANCIENT WILD
Map, brush pen, white gel pen, and micro pen
My Old piece is about Earth billions of years ago with plants and creatures that no longer exist today. I used the idea of the galaxy to connect to the New piece.
Cindy Lui
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Map, brush pen, white gel pen, and micro pen
My New piece is about the future where there are fewer plants and more technologies, people can live in outer space. The plants at the bottom are used to connect to the Old piece.
Lauryn Austin
NYX CRADLING THE EARTH: AUDREY MARIE MUNSON
Screen Printing, Acrylic, Ink, Glass, Watercolor, and Cardboard
The Goddess Nyx cradles her creation, the earth, born from chaos and loneliness. Like the Goddess who created the world, Audrey Marie Munson became the face of New York and Chicago.
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