The oneonefour Project - February's instalment

My contribution this month to the ‘onefourfour’ project saw me following on from January’s work, with more linocuts and maps. The theme for this month was ‘surface’, which made me think more about how maps represent just the surface of our landscape and planet, and leave what is below to the imagination. I also drew on my recent research/obsession with utility inspection portholes that decorate our urban footpaths. I pulled out a linoblock that I had carved in 2013, but had not really explored its potential. The linoblock depicts the now defunt MMBW – Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works – which existed from 1891-1991. You can see this porthole on many footpaths and roads around Melbourne.

So here’s the work I made for this month’s onefourfour project.

 

Portholes to beneath the surface (15cm x15cm)

But work with this linoblock has continued apace, and has led to several much bigger works. I plan to exhibit these large works as part of Art In Public Places in Hobsons Bay in April. Stay tuned!