Artist Ed Fairburn Blends Art and Topography in "Human Geographies"

The artist draws realistic portraits in maps for the series.

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Ed Fairburn describes himself as a painter, scribbler, maker, and thinker. For his series "Human Geographies," the artist drew portraits of people in real maps, making facial features among the roads and waterways. The series explores the distance between the individual and the world. His work has been exhibited all around the world and prints of this series are available for purchase.

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