Islands

Island 1

conte, chalk on Ingres paper

9 x 11.5 inches

Island 1 (detail)

Island 2

conte, chalk on Ingres paper

9 x 11.5 inches

Island 2 (detail)

Island 3

conte, chalk on Ingres paper

9 x 11.5 inches

Island 3 (detail)

Island 4

conte, chalk on Ingres paper

9 x 11.5 inches

Island 4 (detail)

Island 5

conte, chalk on Ingres paper

9 x 11.5 inches

Island 5 (detail)

Island 6

conte, chalk on Ingres paper

9 x 11.5 inches

Island 6 (detail)

The structures in the Island series of drawings are based on design proposals for the creation of artificial islands intended to function as self-governing micronations.

Depicted from a bird’s-eye view, the minutely rendered island structures occupy only a small portion of the paper; the surrounding void suggests both their isolation in the immensity of the ocean and the comparative insignificance of this seemingly grandiose human idea vs. nature. (9 x 11.5 inches, conte on Inges paper)

All works 9 x 11.5 inches, conte, charcoal on Ingres paper