Irish Artist Turns Google Maps Screen Grabs Into Pricey Art 65
jackandtoby writes "Rappers sample prior works to turn out new tunes. This artist snatches satellite imagery of environmentally savaged sites from Google Maps to create gorgeous imagery reminiscent of Persian carpets. From the article: 'Using centuries-old patterns from Persian rug makers, with a nod to Afghan weavers who use tapestry to record vivid pictorial histories, this artist uses digital photography to create fabric that plays with fact and fiction, surveillance and invisibility. Thomas Smith reproduces classic motifs with Photoshop, at a level of detail one can only really experience in person, or (aptly for his medium) through point-and-click enlargement on his website.'"
Re:Nice looking but... (Score:5, Interesting)
"It's like looking at Google maps through a kaleidoscope."
For practical purposes, it IS looking at Google maps through a kaleidoscope.
I wonder where this falls in the copyright infringement / fair use spectrum.