Hi Tim. Where are you from?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n My name is Timothy Anderson, I am 24 years old and I was born and raised in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY. I attended local public schools until 2006 when I attended the Cooper Union for a semester studying architecture. In 2007 I transferred to the City College of New York where I have changed my major a few times. I am glad to say that I will be graduating in May 2013 with a bachelor’s in Political Science.<\/p>\n You said that you grew up in Brooklyn. How did that affect your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n Growing up in Brooklyn has certainly provided me with an array of different cultures, lifestyles and inspiration. Since I was very young I was always inspired by maps and the movement of people from one place to another. An elevated subway runs at the end of my block and that was probably why I became interested in trains. I was really excited when I first laid my eyes on my first New York City Subway Map when I was young. I must have drawn that map dozens of times over. Eventually I started adding my own lines and ideas and I think from that point on I moved to designing neighborhoods and cities. The subway and anything related to it really provided me with a lot of inspiration.<\/p>\n What led you to begin creating your own fictional architectural city plans?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I think I was a perfectionist at a young age when it came to how cities were laid out and designed. When I realized I could move beyond designing maps and add my own spin to them that is when I started making these city plans. As you might imagine I love SimCity. I remember when I was about 10 years ago and my cousin bought me SimCity 2000 for Christmas. The idea of designing my own maps and cities on a computer was very cool, but once I realized I could do it on paper and have a free hand in what went where that was when I my maps started to morph into something more that included buildings, parks and elements of a city.<\/p>\n Your maps are so complex. How do you chose a composition for your layout?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u00a0always tell people I stare at maps for a few hours and they laugh, but I am really serious, I do! I look at different layouts and try to make my own or improve on ones that I think need some work.<\/p>\n Are there cities in particular that you reference?<\/strong><\/p>\n The great cities of the world are my references. I try and look at different cartography websites and I like to go into the Map Room at the New York Public Library. I know there are other people who have great ideas who love maps and cities as much as I do and they have some really great work.\u00a0I usually look at maps of major cities such as New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Seoul and I look at how they are laid out. I try to add different aspects of each city, different landmarks, street names and I adjust them as I see fit. Some of my designs I just improvise, and others that I want to base off of actual cities I get from maps. Google Maps has really helped me out.<\/p>\n Once I saw your work I was thrilled to feature you as an artist. Have you exhibited anywhere else?<\/strong><\/p>\n Most of my work is displayed online on my two websites. I have not had the opportunity to exhibit them in a art show or gallery as yet, but I am certainly open to it.<\/p>\n There is so much detail in every piece. What materials do you use to make those delicate marks?<\/strong><\/p>\n My designs are done in Moleskine books, using three types of pens. Staedtler pigment liners 0.1, Micron 005 and Pilot Razor Point pens are my pens of choice. I use the different pen points to represent different elements of the design. The heaviest lines I use for map symbols and representations. The lighter lines are used for text and in the buildings.<\/p>\n On average how long does one piece take you to complete?<\/strong><\/p>\n It really depends on the piece and my schedule. I really try to draw as much as I can, but I often do it at work or at home when I have some down time. I would say on average that a spread, 8 inches by 10 inches would take about 2 weeks. I want to do a drawing marathon sometime and sit and draw a whole piece in a day and see how long it takes me to do it.<\/p>\n Do you have any future goals for your city designs?<\/strong><\/p>\n I have a few goals, some of which I can move forward on very soon. I would like to finish designing a particular city that I have been working on for years. There have been so many revisions I can not keep track of how many times I have redrawn this city. I think that I have finally worked into a design that I am happy with and will continue to update it from this point forward. I would also like to experiment more with color. I think that the cities look very wonderful in black and white but I am a little curious what a bit of color would to do to them. In addition I was also working on a short story for some of these cities. I was always fond of books such as “Islandia” by Austin Tappen Wright or other works of fiction that included a map. I hope to really work on my writing and see if my designs can spark other ideas. I also would like to try and draw an existing city and see how my style could be incorporated into something that is already existing.<\/p>\n Interview by Winter Mendelson | Portraits by Ashley Kolodner Tim Anderson is an artist born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. His work consists of small-scale very detailed city plans that he designs from his imagination.\u00a0 Hi Tim. 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