Tag: art
Map as Art
There are many amazing examples of artists who turn to cartography and geography for inspiration. Whether through the lens of a camera, paint, or sculpture, these artists have turned to creative ways to express themselves through maps. World Map as Seen Through a Drop of Water Markus Reugels is a German photographer who specializes in [...]
Map Without
Damon Zucconi has stripped Google Maps of its usual basemap data, leaving only the labels. An artist, Zucconi named the piece “Fata Morgana”. A fata morgana is a mirage that appears in a narrow band right above the horizon. Zoom out, and the only viewable text are labels for the continents and oceans. Zoom in [...]
Paula Scher's Maps
As someone who works more on the technical side of GIS, I am always impressed by the creative output from those that explore the artistic side of cartography. Even if you aren’t local to New York City to personally visit the exhibit of Paula Scher’s work on display at the Maya Stendhal Gallery, you can [...]