Artist dazzles: draws maps of Canadian cities with one continuous line
Global News
At first glance his map of Regina looks nothing out of the ordinary but on closer inspection, starting in the top left corner you see the map is drawn with one continuous line.
For Montreal artist, Abou Dembele, art has rules.
Dembele is prolific in the world of one-line art.
At first glance his map of Regina looks nothing out of the ordinary but upon closer inspection, starting in the top left corner you see the whole map is drawn with one continuous line.
After he was inspired by an artist he saw online, Dembele decided to dip his pen in the one-line world.
“I checked online to see if anybody was drawing cities and I was, like, I think I found a niche and I’m going to give it a try,” said the French artist who has lived in Canada for the last 15 years.
That was just nine months ago. Since then Dembele has mapped ten Canadian cities including Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and most recently Regina.
“I first started drawing Montreal as a test and I posted it on Reddit in the afternoon. I came back in the evening and it was like wow, a big hit. It went viral,” says Dembele.
The comment section on his maps is strewn with praise. Many folks relay their astonishment at the detail and precision of the lone line.
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