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George Butler is a UK-based artist who creates pen and ink illustrations of global issues such as conflict, poverty, environment and human rights. Explore his portfolio of work from Turkey, Syria, Afghanistan, Ghana, Nepal and more.
- Reportage
Reportage - George Butler, artist, illustrator, reportage
- About
George Butler is an award-winning illustrator but has...
- Press
Press - George Butler, artist, illustrator, reportage
- Emergency in Afghanistan
One year on from the tumultuous, tragic events of August...
- U k r a i n e
George Butler is an award winning, artist and illustrator...
- Syria: a bakery and a climbing frame tank
Since I first arrived in Azaz when the town was relatively...
- Contact
For commissions: private, commercial or editorial please...
- Coming Up
George Butler is an award winning, artist and illustrator...
- Withdraw From Afghanistan, 2014
AFTER THIRTEEN YEARS OF FOREIGN OCCUPATION . E ight years...
- Earthquake Response, Turkey
Earthquake Response, Turkey - George Butler, artist,...
- Reportage
George Butler is an award-winning illustrator but has reinvented the role of the Artist Reporter drawing conflict zones, climate issues, humanitarian crisis and social issues for the news. His drawings are done in situ - in pen, ink and watercolour. In August 2012 George walked from Turkey across the border into Syria, where as a guest of the ...
George Butler (artist) George Butler (born 11 April 1985) is a British artist and reportage illustrator known for drawing conflict zones, climate issues, humanitarian crisis and social issues. [1] His work, done in-situ in pen, ink and watercolour, has won multiple awards and seen him labelled “the Paul Nash of our era” by Michael Morpurgo.
Mar 29, 2022 · Illustration by George Butler. Ukraine, 2022. While Butler has the utmost respect for photographers, he believes that an illustration of the effects of war drawn over a couple of hours offers a different perspective. “It’s not the snap of a shutter and then walking away. You can’t ‘steal’ a drawing.
May 20, 2019 · Interview – George Butler. George Butler is a reportage artist and co-founder of the Hands Up Foundation. His work as a reportage artist has taken him all over the world, where he has captured scenes from the war-torn town of Azaz in Syria and the refugee camps in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. George won the V&A Illustration Awards in 2013.
Feb 28, 2023 · George Butler is a reporter, illustrator, and journalist, who works in pen ink and watercolor to describe the places and people he finds. These drawings are done from life, as a witness. He has worked in Syria, Afghanistan, and West Africa, but his drawings are often of unusual scenes not just conflicts: Oil rigs in the North Sea, plastic surgery in Nepal, the fire department in New York. His ...
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Jul 29, 2016 · Artist George Butler documents the lives of those displaced by wars across the world. He describes his work as reportage illustration and it has led him to some of the world's most troubled places.
