Discussion: Orienteering Art Gallery
in: Orienteering; General
Sep 7, 2013 1:46 PM
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Last year I commissioned an orienteering piece, to show more than a flag in the woods.
This was done by young artist Alex Vitti. It still needs a title.
This was done by young artist Alex Vitti. It still needs a title.
Sep 8, 2013 1:03 AM
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I hate coming up with names, but very cool. I like the merging of the landscape with the map.
Sep 9, 2013 5:02 PM
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"Getting under the skin of orienteering" - probably doesn't work grammatically though:)
Sep 9, 2013 6:30 PM
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I like the names.... I think when I described orienteering to the artist, I talked about how (for me) the map is almost more real than the world, until I comeupon a control and suddenly all I can see is the control. So "Getting into the Map" might describe that best...
Here was another concept sketch Alex did; I think I was describing how it was fun to run through the woods---like being a kid again.... if he had taken this further we would have made some changes (for instance the orienteer needs to be holding a map)
Any other art out there that captures the spirit of orienteering?
Here was another concept sketch Alex did; I think I was describing how it was fun to run through the woods---like being a kid again.... if he had taken this further we would have made some changes (for instance the orienteer needs to be holding a map)
Any other art out there that captures the spirit of orienteering?
Sep 9, 2013 7:20 PM
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Ah, I like this one much better. It seems to have more positive view of orienteering. The first picture seems to imply that the map is obscuring the landscape and impeding your enjoyment of nature. The characters are lost or searching for a lost object. This newest picture is full of happy people enjoying the freedom of movement that orienteering skills bestow on the outdoor enthusiast.
Sep 20, 2013 10:57 AM
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I really like the first picture.
My first thought was like the "getting into the map" thing. You maybe trust the map more than the nature around you. But: I'm sure, everyone remembers a race, there you found the map not to be concordant with the landscape. There are errors, wrong distance relations, missing features etc...
So the second view on the picture tells me: Hey, why not run over the map (instead of crawl through the dark side of it). Open your eyes and trust what you see.
Maybe "Getting lost in the map" is a bit more appropriate.
My first thought was like the "getting into the map" thing. You maybe trust the map more than the nature around you. But: I'm sure, everyone remembers a race, there you found the map not to be concordant with the landscape. There are errors, wrong distance relations, missing features etc...
So the second view on the picture tells me: Hey, why not run over the map (instead of crawl through the dark side of it). Open your eyes and trust what you see.
Maybe "Getting lost in the map" is a bit more appropriate.
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