Joseph Loughborough’s Dark, Surreal Portrait Drawings — bursting with intense melancholic emotions
British artist Joseph Loughborough, currently based-in Berlin, creates a charcoal drawing series of dark, surreal portraits accented with gold leaf, depicting the bizarre human conditions you can hardly imagine. His drawings capture the haunting and disturbing facial expressions and body postures, bursting with intense melancholic emotions. He seemed to have explored the dark, hidden realm of the human psyche, and witnessed the horror and absurdity of its existence. Or simply… the artist has an extraordinary creative imagination!
Please scroll down and enjoy this amazing work of art.
About the Artist:
Joseph Loughborough (b. 1981) spent his formative years exploring the derelict boatyards and creeks of Portsmouth, on the south coast of the UK. After graduating from Portsmouth University he pursued interests in art, philosophy and skateboarding culture, living in London, Paris and currently Berlin.
All images courtesy of Joseph Loughborough, and are published with permission.
For more info, please visit his: Website | Facebook | Flickr
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