Two totally unrelated but interesting uses of mapping and text.

Firstly AYREEN ANASTAS & RENE GABRI

Their combined sketchbooks/mindmaps offer a tantalising glimpse of what ‘graphic research’ paintings might look like.

http://www.tanyaleighton.com/index.php?pageId=189&l=en

This led me to thinking on my interest in Simon Lewtys ‘painted maps’ too. These had a big influence on me when I saw his exhibition at Nottingham castle many years back.

http://www.artfirst.co.uk/simon_lewty/index.html