Artists Exhibiting At Our London Art Fair

Bio:

My work is concerned with portraying the human figure and how it relates to the space around it. I have always had an analytical approach to mark making having also been trained in technical drawing, but it was during my time at Blackpool & Fylde college that I was exposed to the Euston Road approach to measured drawing. I was then able to explore this further during my degree at Coventry University drawing on the works of William Coldstream and especially Euan Uglow as inspiration.

After graduating I began a career in visual merchandising which enabled me to be creative on a daily basis. I also see shop windows displays in the same way as a drawing (and also theatre set design, another passion of mine), in terms of how all the elements and the mannequin placement have to work together in order to create a successful window.

Although I have always drawn, in 2014 I decided to start dedicating more time to it and began documenting the faces of the locals in various Tooting cafes and bars. I draw using biro in a small Moleskine sketchbook as I like the unforgiving nature of this - the people I draw are unaware I'm drawing them so capturing the constant movement in biro is definitely a challenge. I tend to crop in close on the face to make the viewer think about what the subject is experiencing and also creates a certain sense of isolation. I began using Instagram as platform for these drawings under the name biroboyblog, and also to document the work I do at the various life drawing sessions I attend and help run on a weekly basis. For me, a drawing is considered a finished piece whether it is a 2min or 25min drawing. The art of draughtsmanship is central to my approach.