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Representation: Axonometric projection

The axonometric projection is a parallel projection, usually detaching the viewer from the scene and emphasizing the level of abstraction in the representation of the subject. Mostly employed for technical drawings, axonometrics can be as expressive as any other projection while keeping the ability of being highly descriptive. An axonometric image allows to place on the same level very different layers of informations on a space which is non-hierarchical and isotropic. The complexity of a scene is underlined while its contradictions are resolved by making them peacefully cohabit in the same frame.
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“Under the Mountain” by Jamie Mills

February 10, 2014 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

  "Under the mountain" is a small sequence of axonometric illustrations by Jamie Mills: a story of progressive colonization of built … [Read more...]

‘Forest’ and Other Interpretations of Nature by Jamie Mills

January 26, 2014 by Fosco Lucarelli 3 Comments

    A series of drawings by English artist, illustrator & animator Jamie Mills show commodified fragments of fauna and flora … [Read more...]

Sophia Martinek’s The Worker

August 21, 2012 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

"In this story I wanted to tell the story of a single man. In general I am interested in the mundane everyday life, the routine and unexciting … [Read more...]

Unreal Estates of China, by Map Office

July 19, 2011 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

MAP OFFICE (Gutierrez, Portefaix) recently published a book titled Unreal Estates of China, with 56 axonometric drawings of China's land- and city … [Read more...]

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