Drawn Across Borders

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Reportage artist George Butler talks about his work drawing on front lines, in refugee camps and on the move.

York Ideas LectureReportage artist George Butler talks about his work drawing on front lines, in refugee camps and on the move. He tells some of the stories of the people he has met and recorded whether leaving their homes, travelling into the unknown or trying to make a new life. His book Drawn Across Borders is a powerful portrait of migration are a timely reminder of the humanity we all share and our universal need to seek safety and a better life. ’The humanity of this artist shines out of every stroke of his brush.’ Mishal Husain.About the speakerGeorge Butler is an award winning artist and illustrator specialising in travel and current affairs. His drawings, done in situ are in pen, ink and watercolour. Over the last ten years his desire to record scenes in ink rather than with a camera has meant he has witnessed some extraordinary moments; refugee camps in Bekaa Valley, in the oil fields in Azerbaijan, in Gaza with Oxfam, in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, in a neo-Nazi murder trial in Munich, on an oil rig in the north sea, down a Ghanian gold mine... the list goes on. His work has been published in The Times, New York Times, Guardian and by the BBC. His latest book is Drawn Across Borders published by Walker Studio.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Please ensure you use the correct email address as this is where details of the online event will be sent.If you do not provide the correct address, you will not receive the acknowledgement email or ticket.

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