Adam Dant

Perhaps a bit of a delayed reaction,,,

Upon Monday of last week, the 5th to be precise,, we were lucky enough to sit in on a talk by Adam Dant. A man I knew very little of before the said talk, but a man full of surprises and intrigue.

Dant is an illustrator based in Shoreditch, London. He is ""an artist of the street"" creating various reactions to the city he sees around him.

There were a few things that struck me about Dant's work,,.

Points to Discuss;; I like his maps,, I like his mind

((Donald, the French and other Investigations))

To Begin, Dant has an almost classical look to the drawings he creates, therefore upon first look[firstlove], I wasn't particularly enthralled but on a deeper investigation, deeper explanation, everything takes on a much more entertaining, much more curious appeal.

Dants Maps:; Dant has created many a map of his home borough of Shoreditch,, but what really strikes me about these maps, is not the appearance of them but of the application of them, the mind behind them. They are not just purely graphical representations of an area but there is a more personal appeal to them, a more personal insight into the character of the area, whether a truthful insight or not,,,..

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As well as creating maps exploring the personal geographical nature of Shoreditch, Dant also likes to play with investigating into mapping personal collective thoughts and personalities. This can be seen in the map above of,,,

Donald Parsnips Plan of Shoreditch in Dream Format

,,,where Dant collected the dreams of people across Shoreditch in a hope to depict a collective unconscious of Shoreditch. Once again I personally was not particularly attracted to the overall effect of the image upon first inspection, but in hindsight I find the mindset and depiction to be incredible.

 

SIDE NOTE SIDE NOTE ;:;:

Who is Donald? Donald is in fact Donal Parsnip, a character created by Dant, his creative alter-ego, friend and accomplice.