Ed Fairburn
Pencil on a cropped map of the English Lakes – specifically Lake Windermere.
Ink on a 1977 road map of Germany.
Pencil on celestial star charts.
Pencil on a geological map of Pennsylvania, 100cm x 60cm.
Ink on reproduced military map of the Western Front (WWI)
Pencil on an original map of the Peak District, 120cm x 90cm.
Pencil on original Bartholomew map of Galloway.
Pencil on a celestial star chart.
Ink on an original street map of Paris, 60cm x 52cm.
Pencil on an original map of South Wales, 80cm x 80cm.
Artist Statement
The work I produce is largely figurative, and through the exploration of the human form I examine the patterns and structures which exist across the body. Emphasis is placed on the ‘fragmented’ texture of the skin, a process which has encouraged my work to evolve from its occupation of plain paper to the potential occupation of other, pre-fragmented or pre-patterned surfaces.
I’ve always loved maps, but it never occurred to me to use the actual map as the base – your artwork is truly stunning, and I’ll have those images in my mind forever.
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