Vintage New York City Map
Simon GogginSimon Goggin reconstructs the urban grid of Manhattan as a tactile relic, layering the dense geometry of the city into a composition that feels both archival and lived-in. This piece treats the map not just as a guide, but as a textured portrait of New York’s enduring, rhythmic skeleton.
Vintage New York City Map
Simon Goggin reconstructs the urban grid of Manhattan as a tactile relic, layering the dense geometry of the city into a composition that feels both archival and lived-in. This piece treats the map not just as a guide, but as a textured portrait of New York’s enduring, rhythmic skeleton.
28 × 35 cm · about ⅙ the width of a 3-seat sofa
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Vintage New York City Map
Simon Goggin
Art Analysis
The Rhythmic Geometry of the Manhattan Grid
In this work, Goggin explores the intricate intersections and long avenues of New York City through a lens of weathered nostalgia. The portrait orientation emphasizes the slender, vertical stretch of the island, allowing the eye to travel from the dense clusters of Lower Manhattan up through the rigid, orderly expansion of the grid. By focusing on the graphic quality of the streets and waterways, the artist turns navigation into a study of form and shadow.
The palette and linework suggest a history etched into the paper, evoking the feeling of a well-loved document found in a back-alley bookshop. There is a deliberate stillness to the rendering, stripping away the noise of the modern metropolis to reveal the permanent bones of the city. It is a quiet meditation on how we map our place within a sprawling urban landscape.
The artwork uses a vintage map as a literal and metaphorical foundation for its subject matter.
The portrait orientation reinforces the upward growth and majestic stature of the botanical subject.
The presence of the carousel evokes a sense of childhood wonder and historical charm within the modern cityscape.
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