*도시 디앤에이 페인팅 [ lu xinjian ] city DNA paintings

여러분들이 보고 있는 그림은 모자이크 회화가 아닙니다.

구글어스에서 제공하는 각 도시의 항공뷰를 참조하여 각 도시들의 특징적 문맥을 아크릴 페인트 물감을

이용하여 캔버스에 회화화한 작품입니다. 각 도시들이 보이시나요?

가만히 이미지를 보고 있으면 각 도시들의 특징들이 보이기 시작합니다.

또 어떤 도시는 가보지 않아도 이럴 것이다라고 상상이 되네요.

reviewed by SJ

in his 'city DNA' series, chinese painter lu xinjian abstracts the forms of cities based on aerial views from google earth. xinjian first sketches a design while looking at the map, next turning these patterns into stencils using adobe illustrator and a cutting plotter before painting them with acrylic on canvas.

while the colours and chaotic lines at first glance seem purely graphical, perhaps even reminiscent of keith haring's work, the designs actually represent what in architecture is termed 'city DNA': the structure and form, whether planned or happenstance, of an urban settlement. the colours of each piece are chosen based on the official city and national flags.

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'stockholm' (2010) acrylic on canvas 200x120cm

'the triumph of new york' (2010) acrylic on canvas 120x150cm

'munich' (2011) acrylic on canvas 140x220cm

'hong kong' (2010) acrylic on canvas 200x110cm

'shanghai' (2011) acrylic on canvas 200x400cm

'los angeles' (2010) acrylic on canvas 200x400cm

'port of LA' (2011) acrylic on canvas 200x300cm

from left to right, top row: london, fribourg, madrid, paris bottom row: groningen, las vegas, new delhi, kyoto

 

 

from  designboom