Calvin Burton "Flying Erase Head"
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In Burton’s paintings, photographic imagery forms both the locus of a pictorial strategy and a foil to more underlying concerns about the nature of representation. Through his combination of non-objective intuitive processes and his use of sources that are alternately iconic, banal, personal and historical (subject matter includes Yellowstone Park, Arcosanti- a commune in the Arizona desert, and early 20th century skyscrapers), Burton explores the linguistic potential and limitations of his medium. The resulting paintings waver between transcendent aspiration and the here-and-now quality of the materials, blurring the separation in the process.
[Image: Calvin Burton, "Continent" (2009) oil on canvas 14 x 14 in.]
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from January 28, 2010 to February 28, 2010