Reading Lombardi and Ritchie has led to me reflecting upon the relationship between information, art, creativity and knowledge.
I was struck by the way Ritchie talked about his initial ambitions (a complex system with its own meaning) and how his work has mutated into an “omnivorous visualization system constantly generating multiple meanings.”
There are parallels in how [...]
Have been reading the Mark Lombardi: Global Networks catalog…
I find it interesting in relation to my research for the idea that the maps are both realistic and abstract narratives. Hobbs in the catalog essay refers to how the realism is in the names and the sweeping arcs are examples of abstract synechoche - signifying the [...]
Been reading (its summer) Matthew Ritchie: Proposition Player and am quite curious about the way he embraces complexity. He talks in the Goodeve interview about how the kids he collaborates with aren’t scared of complexity, but how the artworld is. He also refers to a train schedule as being a “good” information model, but poor [...]