matthew picton.

This is a detail from a piece by matthew picton. It's made from duralar, enamel paint and pins. And it's huge. I love it's play between 2D and 3D planes, the banality of the subject matter, made active and alive because of it's dimensionality. Everybody loves a good map and with google maps abounding, it feels like they are the graphic language of the times. But maps are tools not art right? Well actually no, and this amazing work reminds me of that fact beautifully. So cool!