Gcse art journey

With the invent of GPS technology and map applications, paper maps are waning in use - but they are an essential material to English artist Ed Fairburn, who uses them as the canvas of his detailed portraits. Fairburn's work is an imaginative incorporation of the human form and topography. He's used maps of places from all over the world. The winding layouts of streets and rivers are enhanced to form wrinkles, veins, and other features of his subjects' faces.

Through drawing on train tickes I wanted to connect the offical documention with the regular people I see on my commute to college.

Illustrator Ed Fairburn's Maps series turns road and subway maps into interesting canvases for his ink and pencil portraits. The artist utilizes the

Explore Lydia Francis' 1732 photos on Flickr!

In order to become a better artist, it's recommended that you keep an art journal…

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On Route Paul Kenton

"Pimlico 2" by Rebecca Coleman. Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF, Subject: Architecture and cityscapes, Graphic, illustrative and typographic style, One of a kind artwork, Signed on the front, Framed and ready to hang, Size: 29 x 35 x 2 cm (framed), 11.42 x 13.78 x 0.79 in (framed), Materials: Oil on linen board