Anna Barriball was born in 1972 in Plymouth UK. She received BA and MA degrees. She works with paint, pencil, ink, found photographs and video projections. Her work has been in galleries since she left college in 2000. Her early work had to do more with found objects and projections. Her more recent work deals with the sculptural qualities of paper and she had a poster campaign on escalators in 2008.
Cai Guo-Qiang was born in 1957 in China. He studied stage design. Growing up he experienced demonstrations and saw gunpowder used in good and bad ways. His upbringing influences his art. His work uses a lot of symbols and traditions. He also uses a variety of materials like flora and fauna and creates narratives. Much of his work is inspired by Chinese culture.
Ernesto Caivano was born in 1972 in Spain. He is a New York based artist and he has earned a BFA and an MFA. He is known for his highly detailed and intricate story-like ink drawings. Common themes in his work are folklore, love, and technology. His work usually does not contain color but is more about line work. He had a big solo-exhibition in 2004.
Los Carpiniteros is a Cuban artist collective founded in 1992. In this group are the artists Marco Antonio Castillo Valdes, Dagoberto Rodriguez Sanchez, and Alexandre Arrechea. These artists created Los Carpinteros to refer back to the tradition of guild artisans and laborers and show that art involves collaboration. The artists use architecture, design, and sculpture to create installations and drawings that negotiate between functional and nonfunctional space. They are inspired by the physical work and their work is humorous.
Sandra Cinto was born in 1968 in Brazil. She is known for her sculptures, drawings, paintings, and installations. Her work combines these mediums and has been shown in many exhibitions. She currently lives and works in Sao Paulo Brazil. Themes in her work are the use of natural elements to tell stories and metaphors for life. Her work borders the line between fantasy and reality.
Roland Flexner was born in 1944 in France. He works on paper with black ink and soap and uses chance and gravity to create his images. His work is similar to the Japanese tradition of suminagashi (paper marbling). His works look like photographs because of their hyperrealism and they evoke complex organic structures. He has also made bubble drawings and graphite drawings of contorted faces and skulls.
Yun-Fei Ji was born in 1963 in China. He received a BFA and an MFA. He works in Brooklyn New York. His work uses ink and watercolor on rice paper and mulberry paper. He starts with pencil drawings and draws inspiration from ghost stories and his travels. He is also inspired by historical, cultural, and political messages. He creates ghost stories as metaphors of human problems and issues. His work has been seen in many individual and group exhibitions.
Tacita Dean was born in 1965 in England. She is best known for her work in 16 mm film. She also woks with drawing, photography, and sound. She published a book called Floh that used found photographs. Her work explores specific historical events and cultural loss. Her work is in many exhibits around the world.
Russell Crotty was born in 1956 in San Rafael. His work uses astronomical landscapes and surfing themes and he is known for his drawings on globes and large-scale books. He uses ballpoint pen as his primary medium and incorporates non-traditional materials into his work. His artwork has expanded the notion of "works on paper". He is a serious amateur astronomer and influences from that hobby can be seen in his work.
Fernando Bryce was born in 1965 in Lima. He creates ink on paper drawings that re-examine the way historical events are represented. He calls his process "mimetic analysis" because he has to collect material from history such as newspaper articles to create his work. In 2011 he has his first one-person exhibit titled Drawing Modern History.