Malmö, Sweden-based artist Miles Johnston portrays subjects whose figures are in states of flux, whether through fragmented bodies, multiplied faces, or limbs contorted into impossible positions. Often depicting Johnston (previously) or his partner, the graphite portraits distort typical anatomy in a way that balances the familiar with the unknown and visualizes the thoughts and emotionsContinue reading "Graphite Portraits Distort and Intertwine Subjects to Visualize Metaphors of the Body"

Based in the UK, Miles Johnston is a young artist with a unique outlook on identity and personality. Using mostly graphite and oils, he takes on the human

Miles Johnston draws and paints figures in a way that puts the viewer immediately in mind of the psyche. It is almost impossible to look at his subjects and not consider what must be going on for them internally, an effect elicited by the emotive poses of Johnston’s figures, in combination with his use of distortion, r

London-based illustrator Miles Johnston uses graphite pencils to create surreal portraits of girls. “Entitled ‘Transformations’, Johnston’s ongoing series is divided into four parts: ‘Deform’, ‘Divide’,…

Miles Johnston Abstract Drawing / Watercolor: Tunnel Vision