urban maps fine art
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I am a Rio de Janeiro artist and architect. Cities are my inspiration. My work process combines media, such as watercolor, acrylic and collage, which I use in layers of digitalized colors and graphics to make virtual constructions of very personal city spaces. The Urban Calligraphy series aims to capture and redraw the urban design of cities, making a digital impression of the most populated cities, territories where the great challenges of the humam associated life and new cultural production will take place. New “city prints”.TRANSCRIPT
New Delhi , digital collage
Urban Calligraphy series – Sonia Gil
I am a Rio de Janeiro artist and architect. Cities are my inspiration.
My work process combines media, such as watercolor, acrylic and
collage, which I use in layers of digitalized colors and graphics to make
virtual constructions of very personal city spaces.
The Urban Calligraphy series aims to capture and redraw the urban
design of cities, making a digital impression of the most populated cities,
territories where the great challenges of the humam associated life and
new cultural production will take place. New “city prints”.
Urban Calligraphy series - Berlin
Urban Calligraphy series - Calcutta
Urban Calligraphy series - Beijing
Urban Calligraphy series – Buenos Aires
Urban Calligraphy series - Daca
Urban Calligraphy series - Shanghai
Urban Calligraphy series - Amsterdam
Urban Calligraphy series - Shenzhen
Urban Calligraphy series - Tokyo
Travelling to foreign territories is a way to discover oneself . We can go in search of
what is unknown in us, and try to map our own hidden territories.
Maps of Rio de Janeiro
Digital Mas of the Wonderful City...
Individual prints made on museum quality paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag
308g/m2. All prints hand numbered and signed.
Rocinha favela
Downtown Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro Docks
The Lake
Urban Maps Exhibition
Espaço As Arquitetas - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
November 2011
Rocinha, Fine Art print
Digital maps printed on fabric and adhesive material
•Urban Calligraphies Personal Maps
To look at the well known places from a personal perspective
helps you to rediscover the territory and yourself
The starting point was the stories and memories of a friend
who asked me to create a very personal map of Hamburg, a
city to where she for many years had travelled on work and
had learned to love. She told me about feelings and related
areas…stress, new discoveries, challenges…places that she
went to relax and hat are linked to great pleasure and nice
feelings.
Sweet memories.
Personal Maps of Hamburg - Germany
Green area – collecting red
berries – having fun
The River Central area
The lakes
More urban area, associated with
stress and challenges, but also with
new discoveries and a good rest
after a busy day.
Memories of restful walks and meditation
The river Elba remind e ofships that come and go…many times I went
by the river, many good walks with dear friends.
Creating the digital map of colors and forms
And weaving the urban fabric city in layers...
Green area and the red berries...
And the heart of the city.
Personal Map of the city of Praga