WorldHeritageArt.com

What is a World Heritage Area?

The World Heritage Areas of this planet host the most wondrous places. Marvellous medieval cities, reefs with densely populated marine life, millions of hectares of sandstone plateaus, majestic buildings like the Taj Mahal and Statue of Liberty – all this is only one grain of what the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has chosen as vital in the protection of our cultural and natural heritage.

Inspired Art

WorldHeritageArt.com is an online portal showcasing works inspired by the natural beauty, diversity and spirit of these remarkable places. The artworks featured online include paintings, sculptures, glass, photography, ceramics and prints.

Currently, they include some of Australia ’s finest contemporary artists who live and work in the nation’s World Heritage Areas, as well as some works by visiting artists who draw their creative inspiration from these spectacular regions. In time, we envisage artists representing sites the whole world over. At present, we have commenced with the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area in Australia.

Moving Ahead

In future, we will expand to include other world heritage areas in Australia , such as the amazing mixed site combining exceptional natural and cultural values at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, and the stunning but unfortunately endangered natural beauty of the Great Barrier Reef . In time, we plan to represent sites in Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and the rest of the world.

High Quality

Through WorldHeritageArt.com, discerning clients can easily acquire high quality artworks. Corporate and private clients may also commission distinctive individual pieces. All this can be done online.

WorldHeritageArt.com offers striking and affordable original and reproduction artworks that appeal to both the fine art investor, collector or the general art enthusiast.

Environmental Responsibility

Discover the breathtaking beauty and wonder of the World Heritage Areas through the vision of its artists. Every purchase supports corresponding organisations, such as the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute, to help preserve these wonders of the world.

Here are some links relevant to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area:

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation)

Australian Government – Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Blue Mountains, Lithgow & Oberon Tourism

Greater Blue Mountains Drive

Each artwork purchased supports organisations which help protect our World Heritage Areas.

WHA feature artist: Rob Fisher

Rob Fisher is a photographic artist living and working in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area of NSW who specialises in digital photography. His unmistakable signature artworks are wide-format landscape panorama images stripped back to reveal subtle, skeletal detail within the landscape at a scale that envelops the viewer:

“Wide-format panoramas are able to generate a feeling of limitless, horizontal space for viewers”, says Fisher. “They allow us to imagine a scene that extends beyond the extremities of the image. Good panoramas make us wonder, ‘What’s inside that door?’ They make us want to know, ‘What’s around the corner?’ Good panoramas give us information that makes us want to extend them with our imagination.

See Artists page for full profile.

Rainforest sculptures turn wilderness into wonderland

A 90kg chandelier, a gigantic metal bird and 1500 ceramic flowers are just some of the surreal additions to the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area wilderness as the inauguralSculpture at Scenic World exhibition transforms the Jamison Valley rainforest into a spectacular outdoor gallery. See News and Exhibitions for full details.

Tamara Mendels & Kayo Yokoyama at Lost Bear Gallery

From evocative glasswork to bravura brushstrokes: Leura’s Lost Bear Gallery is currently exhibiting works by two very different artists. See Exhibitions for details.