Artist Ed Fairburn brings every day maps to life using the the chaotic patchwork of roads, trains, and rivers as the framework for his large-scale portraits. He uses meticulous ink or pencil crosshatching to create portraits hidden amongst the topographical features. See more of his work over on his Facebook. (via colossal)
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They are magnificent
These are amazing, and I can’t believe I’ve come across them today, as this is the very idea I had for the cover of my album “Roads”. My partner kept telling me it wouldn’t work, but now I see these magnificent portraits, I am again inspired. Thanks for sharing :-)
thank you for stopping by .. let us know how the cover works out :)
I’ve been seeing a lot of map-based art lately, and love it! These are especially intriguing examples.