Last night I headed off to Canvas Gallery in Wimbledon village to see James Mylne's solo show. To give you some background to this talented and very obliging artist, Mylne is renowned for his detailed ballpoint biro drawings that appear wholly photo-realistic in quality; so much so that visitors were having to take a very long second look.
I was intrigued to see his works up close and they definitely didn't disappoint- if anything I would have loved to see them on a larger scale, simply because of the clever craftwork involved. His subjects range from portraits, to horses, to buildings to abstract graphics and Mylne combines his love of Japanese print with portraiture; the former often livening up the backgrounds with subdued coloured patterens. Mylne kindly talked me through the laborious process of each piece claiming with a sense of tired satisfaction that his horse works take up to 40 hours to complete.
Mylne has grown quite a reputation of late. Having finished his MA in 2006, he exhibited last year in The Maverik Showroom in Shoreditch and The Coningsby Gallery in 2008. He says he finds his process calming: "because you can't make a mistake, it forces a certain kind of focus of mind that feels like meditation". I'm looking forward to what James will produce next.....who needs yoga when you've got a biro?
http://www.jamesmylne.co.uk/
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