Artistic renderings of maps and creative interpretations of our
planet are just so cool. If you appreciate art and love to travel as much as I do, you know what I mean. Here’s the
latest: Darren at The Design Blog (currently soliciting
for a new name) points us to a unique art
exhibit currently showing at the Maya Stendhal Gallery in NY.
From now through December 17, Paula Scher’s The Maps
will be on display. They look fascinating on the web, so I bet stopping by the gallery for a closeup look would be
worth it if you’re in the ‘hood.
Scher’s giant map paintings, although full of familiar place names and boundary lines, are not meant to represent
specific locations. From the press release: “Without actually painting any thing, Scher
presents a way to think about a country, a continent, a world. What began as a private outpouring of anger with the
media has developed into a statement about reporting the truth and showing lands that can never be truly, fully mapped.
Hers is an attempt to do justice to the very idea of representing place.”