Kenneth Burris
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oil on canvas 2009 53"X72"
oil on panel 2009 9"X18"
oil on panel 2009 9"X18"
oil on canvas 2008 53"X71"
oil on canvas 53"X71"
Kenneth
Burris
Artist's Statement
I see the virtual world of video gaming as an embodiment of personal experience, and representative of the power dynamics of the real world. This, coupled with the wonder and awe I feel towards the beautiful yet unknown expanses of the universe, drives me to recreate the ‘sci-fi’ environment as a personalized painted environment.
The images seen through the Hubble telescope serve as a utopian vision for our future, a possible corridor for flight from this existence: a capitalist minded and alienated society. Although my idea of the future is a hopeful one, I understand that conflict will follow us everywhere. My paintings are a projection of a world still to come, but originate from observations and experiences that occur at any street corner on any given day.
Bio/Resume
Kenneth Burris was born in 1969 at the Ford Army Base in Monterey, California. At the age of twelve he moved with his family to Marion, Ohio, and later studied at the Columbus College of Art & Design. After completing his formal education, he worked as a commercial billboard artist where he acquired the skills and knowledge he now employs towards his painting practice.
In the process of learning the craft of reproducing regular photographs into giant sized canvases, he became a proficient photorealist painter, and developed the discipline necessary to work long focused hours for a project to come to fruition. Kenneth later worked independently as a commercial artist on a number of consignments for sign and mural projects for the local Columbus community.
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