Artists can develop different sources of inspiration into their works of art which then can bring different interpretations of these works to the art viewer. These inspirations in creating art pieces ...

There is a wide, wide world out there and most of us have dreams and memories of exploring our favorite cities across the globe. Whether it’s the rooftops of Chicago, the back alleys of Paris, the ...

Map art in Minecraft is a fascinating way to create almost any visual in the game. The actual in-game world becomes the canvas on which players can place blocks and create massive artwork, which will ...

"Tiny Treasures" artistic world map by Golden-based artist Charlotte Bassin. Photo courtesy the artist. To understand how Charlotte Bassin came to be obsessed with making world maps, you have to go ...

Julie Jankowski became obsessed with maps-as-art about four years ago, seeing them as an extension of her passion for landscapes. "That’s how I learned to sling paint, so to speak," she said, standing ...

What’s a nice guy like geneticist Bernard Possidente doing as co-curator of an art exhibition? “I’m the fruit-fly wrangler,” he said. Elaborating a bit, Possidente explained his contribution to the ...

In 2015, Rad Smith nervously emailed James Niehues. “What do I have to lose?” Smith recalled thinking. “He may or may not get back to me.” Over three decades, Niehues had become famous as the painter ...

As the COVID pandemic increased local mental health needs, it has inspired local artists to share their paintings to help those needs. In its first-ever Maps Art Auction, the event reflects what Maps ...

A 1908 map of the pneumatic telegram service, a 1950s proposed subway bomb shelter map and an interactive walking tour plan with attractions that existed in Manhattan 400 years ago (think forests and ...