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Friday Favorite: Scott St. John (aka Tofu)

7/15/2011

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This Friday’s Feature artist is Scott St. John (aka Tofu)!
I love the way he collages with maps!

He writes:
My artwork has two focuses; mixed media collage and painting.

2011 marks the 10th Anniversary of my work with maps. I have always used old maps in my collages and incorporated map based ideas into my art. In January of 2001 I experimented with a collage using only maps. The success of the experiment and the resulting piece changed the direction of my work. Much of the map work takes its inspiration from other traditional art forms using repetitive patterns, in particular quilts and other textiles. In 2009 the patterns used in my collage work started to take on a more painterly appearance.

When I paint, my main focus is Western landscape. I spend a great deal of time visiting the desert seeking inspiration.

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3D Map Quilt, mixed media on canvas, 16 x 16 x 1 inches
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3D Map Quilt, detail
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Float, mixed media on wood, 16 x 16 x 2 inches
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Float, detail
To find out more about Scott St. John, visit his website and blog!

TGIF!
Mary
9 Comments
Kathryn Dyche Dechairo link
7/14/2011 10:11:24 pm

Wow I can only imagine the amount of hours it must have taken to create those.

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Maggie Flatley link
7/15/2011 12:45:15 am

This is really creative!! Love it.

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ann's art link
7/15/2011 03:04:46 am

Oh, very clever !

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Mary link
7/15/2011 04:40:40 am

I love the 3D map quilt!

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Zenobia link
7/15/2011 07:53:05 am

I love reading and seeing all the different ways that maps are used by visual artists! Thanks so much, Mary, for sharing these artists with us. This blog is definitely my 'go-to' for map art!

Thanks ~ Zenobia

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Pam Reinhardt link
7/16/2011 08:54:35 pm

Thanks, Mary. I love maps and incorporating them into my artwork...I love seeing the love of mapwork shared by others....very fun. Pam

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cathyb link
7/20/2011 12:29:38 am

AMAZING!

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Cory link
7/21/2011 08:10:53 am

Love the map piece, thanks for sharing and thanks for following even though I don't post as often as I would like.

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Mark M Garrett link
1/12/2013 09:39:37 am

Hi Mary
I love discovering artists like Tofu and yourself working with similar materials and visions. He has been to my open studio and I love his work. I'm including a link to a website of some of my map works.
Regards, Mark

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