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EDUCATION/TRAINING Other than college art classes, Burton is self-taught. However, for five years in NYC he shared studio space with over fifty talented artists from a variety of disciplines which heavily influenced his art and its development. |
| GRANTS/AWARDS May 2002 New Artist of the Month - http://www.leonardodicaprio.com Selected as "New Artist of the Month" by the official website for actor/activist Leonardo Dicaprio. |
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EXHIBITIONS
October 2002 Kanvas NYC, NYC
September 2007 Cha Cha's, Knoxville, TN
December 2009 Miami Art Space, Miami
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| COLLECTIONS Burton's work is in private collections in CA, NY, IL, FL, DC, TX, TN, GA, AL, and London, England. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Mickey Rapkin, "The Leo Factor, " DETAILS magazine March 2003 -
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LaSaundra Brown, Interview, WBIR NBC TV, Knoxville TN October 2009 Risk Magazine, BURTON original oil paintings on the covers, London, England 08.2009, 10.2009, 12.2009, 02.2010, 05.2010, 04.2011 - Risk.net |
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ARTIST STATEMENT I learned of the "Cosmic Consciousness," the memory footprints of all mankind, and found I could access it and tap into its energies. I don't paint, I channel. When I work the world disappears into a vortex of spirit, music, light, and color. I become a whirling dervish of motion as I lay down another layer on one of the 40+ paintings I have in-progress at any given time. Driven by my desire for a significant piece of art history and nothing else, the best is yet to come...
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