BURTON MORRIS

Artist Burton Morris builds on the tradition of Pop Art masters of the 1960’s-70’s, by portraying everyday ideas and objects and transforming popular culture icons into thought provoking works of fine art.

His distinctive style is characterized by radiant black outlines and vivid colors that emit energy and optimism in all of his artwork.

Morris first gained national attention in the mid-1990’s when his artwork was chosen to hang on the set of the NBC hit television series “Friends.”  Over the years, his artwork has been selected for the 76th Annual Academy Awards, the Paris World Cup Soccer Games, the 38th Montreux Jazz Festival, the 2004 Summer Olympic Games and the 2006 Major League Baseball All Star Game. He has created signature artwork for Absolut Vodka, H.J. Heinz Corporation, AT&T and Perrier, among many others.  In addition, his artwork has helped to raise millions of dollars for charities worldwide.

Burton Morris original paintings are displayed internationally.  Morris’ art is featured in the collections of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Jimmy Carter Center, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, and the Ella Sharp Museum.  One-man exhibitions include Sotheby’s of Amsterdam, the International Olympic Museum, and the Hickory Museum of Art.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I choose to paint objects and icons.

My fascination with icons as a pictoral language is based upon my design and advertising background, communicating a message in its most simplistic form. I try to create an instant happening for the viewer with each composition. I want to challenge the way we view everyday ideas in our modern day culture by representing the common object singularly, reducing it to an iconic graphic form and adding an energetic and colorful twist.

Portraits have always intrigued me and in my latest body of work I have integrated icons and ideas of someone’s personality based upon their night-stand as a portraiture. I am also working on a new series of interior paintings that invite one to look at my artwork inside the art.

My artwork celebrates beauty and life while projecting an optimistic sense of high energy and style.

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