Cartophilia: Josh Dorman’s Topographic Fleurs
Four Fleurs, 2008
The antique maps appear to be old United States Geological Survey topographical maps. Why paint on maps?
I collect outdated (pre-photography) textbooks, topographic maps, manuals, and documents. Paper that has lived a life and shows its age compels me to paint. I am intrigued by systems I do not understand and by information that is no longer relevant.