Wanderlust has been part of human nature through the ages. Seeking new experiences in strange lands and wanting to know what’s over the horizon has motivated great expeditions and wonderful discoveries. Artists on colorful world maps wall art give expression to that need to explore and venture with their fantastic representations of the globe we inhabit.
Cynthia Coulter tempts the adventurer in us with her colorful world maps art offering of “Old World Journey Map Black I and II”. The works seem to promise a world undiscovered and fresh. Her use of ancient looking maps lends her work a great sense of the unknown and temps one to go and discover the world anew.
Mark Ashkenazi has a more whimsical view of the world and makes wonderful use of the butterfly motif in several of his submissions to colorful world maps artwork. His work “Map of the World 3” is a great example of his use of butterflies. He also plays with other motifs, the heart being one of them. “Heart Map 2” will give you something to ponder.
Many of the artists on colorful world maps wall art play with coloring the world with fantastic hues, Jessica Durrant suggests that the world isn’t as tough as it might look. She allowed her colors to run down her canvass, impling that the world might just be melting. Sara Zieve Miller implores her audience to “Get Out and See the World Square”.
