Joseph Loughborough

Joseph Loughborough is UK born artist now residing in Berlin. His charcoal drawings are dark, impulsive and intriguing. You feel the urge to explore these often grotesque and distorted faces and bodies.
From the artist statement;
"Honesty, expressionism and possibly exorcism can be read from Loughborough’s impulsive and intuitive rapid-fire mark making, which strive to grasp a comprehension of the human condition.
Drawing inspiration from various themes concerned with Camus/Kierkegaard's notion of ‘Absurdity’. Each drawing becomes story pursuing a standing point within the concept."
These are from his latest body of work "In the cave we dance".

Mark Hayward

Born in Portsmouth, England. Mark Hayward produces paintings and limited prints (screen prints), the soft neutral backgrounds enhances the faceless figures in the center of the image. Familiar childhood scenes and thoughts are shown, Mark displays them with a certain kind of humour, maybe even sarcasm. Little people in costumes imitating grown ups, or is it the other way round.

Mark Powell

London base artist Mark Powell loves his Biro pen (Ballpoint pen), most often the only thing he uses to create his images. Discarded maps, used envelopes and postcards act as canvases for the amazing portraits of elderly people. Nicely incorporating the lines, wrinkles and post stamps of the recycled material into his work. some of his recycled materials are over 200 year old maps, deeds, newspapers...

Mark Powell; 'If you make a mistake you destroy two things: the drawing and the document. I like that pressure to get it right.'

Idris Khan

Idris Khan creates big multi-layered prints, often using existing photographs, postcards, paintings or books. Each layer is visible and adds to the eery feeling. He reinvents the existing image, adding his own personal touch. It might look like a drawing, as it has the same handmade feel to it. Idris Khan was born in Great Britain.
Idris Khan: "Every layer is an effect that needs to be created. All the scans are done at 100% and then I choose the amount of opacity I wish to have with every layer. Each layer is a fallible human decision. When I layer each scan, there is a decision made as to what I want to stay and what has to disappear. This process allows me to cut out the camera completely." Read more here.

David Birkin

David Birkin (1977) studied anthropology at Oxford University and fine art at the Slade.  Currently on a fellowship with the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program, he is based between New York and London. Coming from a family of artists and married to performance artist Eloise Fornieles. He even appeared in two episodes of Star Trek; the next generation.

These works from the series "Confessions" were taken between 2007 and 2011.
David Birkin; "sitters were invited to confess a secret they had never previously revealed, while left alone in a room facing a camera. When they felt ready, they opened the shutter, and when they were finished they closed it again, so that each photograph’s exposure was determined by the length of time its subject chose to speak.  In the absence of any audio recording equipment, the sitters' confessions are documented without revealing their specific content."
All prints are C-type / gelatin silver prints; 60 x 40 inches. Quite impressive. The intimate poses , movement and deep black parts make you wonder, what is the content of their confession.... even more,  what would your own image look like.

Julia Fullerton-Batten

Julia Fullerton-Batten from the 'personal' series. She was born in Bremen, Germany. Living and working in London. After her studies she worked as an assistant to different photographer for about five years.
She got a very distinctive style, using complex lightning techniques. The unique combining of natural and artificial light (and cross lighting) stands for the unearthly feeling. It feels like a fantasy you want to explore, a mysterious moment in time. Pictures with a hidden story, teasing you to have another glimpse.

Lee Jeffries

Based in Manchester, Great Britain. Homeless people became a subject of his art, after initially photographing sporting events.
Lee Jeffries;"Situations arose, and I made an effort to learn to get to know each of the subjects before asking their permission to do their portrait."

These haunting, black and white portraits are full of emotional expression, dark and intense.
"I can’t change these people’s lives," Jeffries told to Time Magazine. "I can’t wave a magic wand but it doesn’t mean I can’t take a photograph of them and try to raise awareness and bring attention to their  plight."
His models are wrinkled and scared, the detailed images are telling the story of these homeless models.