you got to have patience

Nov 4, 2009

you got to have patience

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Karen O’Leary is seriously detail-oriented. She has to be to create these City Map Cuts. They are beautiful, truly one-of-a-kind. And as most things one-of-a-kind are, they are now sold out. She does have some negative space maps using pencil and paper still for sale though. For more photos and details go here.

description: By removing the unnecessary, this New York City map-cut reveals the “paths, nodes, circles, boulevards, parks and streets” of the greatest city in the world. Each of the four 3′ x 4′ paper panels fit together like panes of window. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx are all represented, but it’s only when they’re combined and placed against a colorful backdrop that the city begins to take shape. It must have taken a large amount of time and patience to create something like this. That’s probably why the one-of-a-kind piece is being sold for $550.00. Also available is a Paris map-cut, which you can see in detail after the break. While New York was cut on regular paper, the Paris version was created out of an actual map, adding another dimension to this stellar concept. The map-cuts come from Charlotte, NC-based artist Karen O’Leary’s Studio K. Paris is available here for $250.00