Tag: map as art
Crumpled Maps and Backward Globes
Palomar, an Italian optics company, is an example of the fact that maps and globes can still be used through innovation technologies, despite the popularity of digital mapping systems and GPS. The company has been a leader in traditional optics since 1956 and is based in Florence, Italy. The company boasts that it develops creative [...]
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 Collages
Artist Matthew Cusick turns bits and pieces of old maps into amazing art with his map collages. The maps are intricately pieced together into works of art. The end result is amazing with collages that capture incredible detail and, from afar, look like paintings. Cusick uses no color aside from the color inherent in the [...]