Artist Ed Fairburn (British artist)

Born 15th November 1989 in Southampton, UK. Ed Fairburn is an English artist, based in Cardiff, Wales, whose ability to combine the geography of our facial features with the geography of the earth leads to a startling and compelling synthesis of the two. Fairburn has become known in Europe for his evocative portraits, which produce complex human features from the apparently random patterns found in mundane topographical and astrological maps. Graduated from Cardiff School of Art & Design with a BA (Hons) in Illustration, July 2012.Illustration graduate whose work is mostly figurative. Recent explorations have involved synchronizing pre-patterned surfaces (such as maps) with the structures and textures found within the human figure. "Like a sculptor carving a subject from a block of stone, or a constellation highlighted in a clump of stars, Fairburn uses meticulous ink or pencil cross-hatching to create portraits hidden amongst the topographical features"