But his map series began fairly traditionally. “The whole series started with the Portland map,” he explained once in an interview with the Ohh Deer blog. “Portland is a pretty geniusly designed city with very simple radial divisions. There were a few unclear things in my mind, so I made a map to help me explain the city as a whole. Just a few lines and some circles.”

According to the designer, his maps’ minimalist aesthetic draws from his experience as a letterpress printer, relying upon type and lines. “I actually have no formal graphic design training which shows when I try to do things like make a catalog or design a webpage,” he notes, incredibly. “I would never get hired as a designer. Everything I learned is from type-setting in letterpress printing, which is a totally antiquated (went out of style in the 1950’s), and in hindsight, was probably a waste of time.”

With a cult following online, Archambault’s maps prove that even when there’s no place to travel to, we can always rely on our creative spirit and imagination.

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“I delve into the act of painting with a minimum repertoire of visual elements aiming for a maximum visual intensity. Ideas and images appear through the making of the work, language becomes unnecessary, I let the work speak for me,” This is Colossal quoted the artist.

Scroll down to see some of the maps he created and visit his Instagram page for more. Don’t you think they’d look great as wall prints?

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“I am always testing the materials, colors, and textures to act beyond what I expect and can control,” Brewster relayed in a piece she wrote for Create Magazine. “I encourage the paint to do things it’s not supposed to do to create happy accidents.”

Centered around images of women she finds and collects from glossy magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Tatler, these images are distorted until they can no longer be recognized. Taken out from their original context, they act as a sort of ghostly, uncanny, presence that lingers throughout her work.

According to Brewster, these “magazine paintings” aim to liberate and transform the figures she collects, in order to create ethereal yet provocative works that question notions of identity and how women are perceived. “My aim is to test the limits of the paper and paint,” she further explained. “I am looking for reactions between the paint and the paper and how one layer of paint is impacted by the preceding layers.”

With her work attracting clients like Vogue, World of Interiors, and Marie-Claire Maison, and exhibited widely, it’s clear that Brewster’s artworks are more than just “happy accidents.”

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Using the found paper maps as his canvas, Fairburn is interested in the way in which each completed map behaves more like a portrait when viewed from further away—much like the way in which the shapes of countries and continents can only fully be understood from afar.

“I’ll either source my maps from charity shops or old book shops – we have lots of both here in the UK,” relayed Fairburn in an interview with yatzer. “If I’m working on a specific commission I’ll usually source a map on the internet to make the most suitable choice, in terms of the location. When considering a map to work on, I look at the patterns, orientation, and other characteristics – I usually find that the more ‘cluttered’ maps offer the most scope.”

According to Fairburn, his aim isn’t to work against the map, but rather take note from it, preserving the functionality of each map by feeding the composition. To accomplish this, he often spends hours studying each map before actually beginning the work itself. It’s a complicated process, which takes time and patience. But, the results are well worth it.

The post Ed Fairburn’s Art is a Combination of Cartography and Portraiture appeared first on MobiSpirit.

But his map series began fairly traditionally. “The whole series started with the Portland map,” he explained once in an interview with the Ohh Deer blog. “Portland is a pretty geniusly designed city with very simple radial divisions. There were a few unclear things in my mind, so I made a map to help me explain the city as a whole. Just a few lines and some circles.”

According to the designer, his maps’ minimalist aesthetic draws from his experience as a letterpress printer, relying upon type and lines. “I actually have no formal graphic design training which shows when I try to do things like make a catalog or design a webpage,” he notes, incredibly. “I would never get hired as a designer. Everything I learned is from type-setting in letterpress printing, which is a totally antiquated (went out of style in the 1950’s), and in hindsight, was probably a waste of time.”

With a cult following online, Archambault’s maps prove that even when there’s no place to travel to, we can always rely on our creative spirit and imagination.

The post These Original Maps Will Help You Make Sense of the World appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I delve into the act of painting with a minimum repertoire of visual elements aiming for a maximum visual intensity. Ideas and images appear through the making of the work, language becomes unnecessary, I let the work speak for me,” This is Colossal quoted the artist.

Scroll down to see some of the maps he created and visit his Instagram page for more. Don’t you think they’d look great as wall prints?

The post Shane Drinkwater Paints Abstract Astronomy appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I am always testing the materials, colors, and textures to act beyond what I expect and can control,” Brewster relayed in a piece she wrote for Create Magazine. “I encourage the paint to do things it’s not supposed to do to create happy accidents.”

Centered around images of women she finds and collects from glossy magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Tatler, these images are distorted until they can no longer be recognized. Taken out from their original context, they act as a sort of ghostly, uncanny, presence that lingers throughout her work.

According to Brewster, these “magazine paintings” aim to liberate and transform the figures she collects, in order to create ethereal yet provocative works that question notions of identity and how women are perceived. “My aim is to test the limits of the paper and paint,” she further explained. “I am looking for reactions between the paint and the paper and how one layer of paint is impacted by the preceding layers.”

With her work attracting clients like Vogue, World of Interiors, and Marie-Claire Maison, and exhibited widely, it’s clear that Brewster’s artworks are more than just “happy accidents.”

The post Claire Brewster Explores the Many Reactions Between Paint and Paper appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Using the found paper maps as his canvas, Fairburn is interested in the way in which each completed map behaves more like a portrait when viewed from further away—much like the way in which the shapes of countries and continents can only fully be understood from afar.

“I’ll either source my maps from charity shops or old book shops – we have lots of both here in the UK,” relayed Fairburn in an interview with yatzer. “If I’m working on a specific commission I’ll usually source a map on the internet to make the most suitable choice, in terms of the location. When considering a map to work on, I look at the patterns, orientation, and other characteristics – I usually find that the more ‘cluttered’ maps offer the most scope.”

According to Fairburn, his aim isn’t to work against the map, but rather take note from it, preserving the functionality of each map by feeding the composition. To accomplish this, he often spends hours studying each map before actually beginning the work itself. It’s a complicated process, which takes time and patience. But, the results are well worth it.

The post Ed Fairburn’s Art is a Combination of Cartography and Portraiture appeared first on MobiSpirit.