About this artwork
With this altered map of Europe, Hopkins aims to challenge the accepted concepts of how we are told the world looks. By adding a layer of paint, the artist has made the map slightly unsettling to the viewer. It seems 'not quite right' as she uses recognisable symbols from the original map, such as the red lines signifying main roads, in places where they are not supposed to be. Hopkins uses extremely fine brushes and pens and her working process is painstaking, echoing the technique of the original mapmaker.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Louise Hopkins (born 1965) English
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title:Europe Map (Land) (1)
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date created:1998
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materials:Acrylic ink on map of Europe
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measurements:98.80 x 85.00 cm (framed: 120.90 x 105.40 x 4.00 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1998
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accession number:GMA 4207
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Louise Hopkins
Louise Hopkins
Hopkins was born in Hertfordshire and studied at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic and Glasgow School of Art. Her work is primarily concerned with the transformation of pre-existing surfaces. These have included furnishing fabrics, song sheets, pages from history books, newspapers and maps. In doing...