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Happy Birthday Ellsworth Kelly

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May 31, 2022
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Happy Birthday Ellsworth Kelly

Today we remember and celebrate Ellsworth Kelly’s birthday. Kelly was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker best-known for his bright, multi-paneled and largely monochromatic canvases. Kelly’s work maintained a persistent focus on the dynamic relationships between shape, form and color. His subsequent layered reliefs, flat sculptures, and line drawings challenged viewers' conceptions of space. While not adhering to any one artistic movement, Kelly vitally influenced t

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Shiny Nude by Tom Wessleman

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May 26, 2022
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Shiny Nude by Tom Wessleman

Burgess Modern and Contemporary is proud to showcase work by Tom Wesselmann. The American artist was one of the leading American Pop artists of the 1960s. Departing from Abstract Expressionism, he explored classical representations of the nude, still life, and landscape, while incorporating everyday objects and advertising ephemera. Women were a constant source of inspiration for Wesselmann. Some of his most famous series channel the brazen energy of American advertising and

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Believe More by Brendan Murphy

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May 25, 2022
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Believe More by Brendan Murphy

Burgess Modern + Contemporary is pleased to showcase work by Brendan Murphy. Murphy is a widely known contemporary artist whose works are found in prominent private collections and galleries around the world. Since his early career, Brendan has blended abstract and figurative forms to reveal meaning with deeper contemplations through his sculptures and paintings. Murphy believes it is in art’s potential where we can most universally transmit positive energy. He recognizes the

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OVERUNDER by David Salle

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May 24, 2022
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OVERUNDER by David Salle

Burgess Modern + Contemporary is proud to showcase work by contemporary painter David Salle. Salle’s OverUnder is a colorful portfolio displaying a stylized tree that vertically bisects the picture plane. A glum man in black and white striped clothes appears to have stopped a woman wearing a white bikini and dark sunglasses. Salle creates a screwball Garden of Eden replete with canonical symbolism and implied moral conflicts. The juxtaposed protagonists are inspired by the wo

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Happy Birthday Franz Kline!

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May 23, 2022
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Happy Birthday Franz Kline!

Today we remember and celebrate the birth of Abstract Expressionist Franz Kline. Kline was best known for his role as an "action painter", creating large-scale canvases, which featured abstract motifs and calligraphic bolts of black paint over white fields. This spontaneous, gestural style of work became iconic amidst mid-20th-century Abstract Expressionism. Kline helped pioneer this movement alongside other notable artists including Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Jo

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Bubba Wallace by Gabriel Delgado

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May 20, 2022
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Bubba Wallace by Gabriel Delgado

In honor of National NASCAR day, Burgess Modern + Contemporary is proud to showcase “Bubba Wallace”, a piece by conceptual artist, Gabriel Delgado. In “Bubba Wallace”, a 48” x 48” inch artwork of Strathmore Watercolor Paper mounted on Canvas, Delgado presents specific facts of African American NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace in his signature PEMDAS mathematical equation style of chalkboard aesthetic art-making. The new artwork brings to light the controversy of institutional raci

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L’Adorateur Du Soleil by Joan Miró

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May 19, 2022
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L’Adorateur Du Soleil by Joan Miró

Joan Miro uses color and form in a symbolic manner to develop intricate compositions and a wandering linear style. With L’Adorateur Du Soleil, bold circles of blue and red are placed on top of one another, encased in a swirling motion of black strokes dotted with bits of green, pink, and yellow. The piece holds a textured surface quality; one can literally feel the bright colors emanating from the work. Miro’s use of expressive splatters of line and form swirl around like mas

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Azaleas on Yellow

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May 18, 2022
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Azaleas on Yellow

Alex Katz is an American painter renowned for his large-scale depictions of flowers, landscapes, and portraits. Katz’s flat planes, simplification of detail, and alla-prima paint application, are trademarks of his work. This piece, Azaleas on Yellow, showcases Katz’s smooth aesthetic. He is able to utilize wide brushstrokes with large swathes of rich color to refine his compositions and produce stunning work. Katz’s artworks are what art historian Robert Storr has called “a n

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New Arrival from Miss Bugs

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May 17, 2022
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New Arrival from Miss Bugs

Miss Bugs specializes in colorful and contemporary mixed-media art. Their innovative collaborations use an array of techniques from silk screen printing to resin casting. This piece, Data Rader, is our newest arrival by Miss Bugs. This intricate artwork consists of paper cuts, surgical blades, and embossed butterfly wings adorned in 24-carat gold leaf on wood and aluminum. While human form is the main topic, Data Rader incorporates the familiar with the unfamiliar in a playfu

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National Drawing Day

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May 16, 2022
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National Drawing Day

Today we celebrate National Drawing Day! Drawing is a form of visual art that allows expression on a variety of mediums. In honor of the holiday, we are showcasing work by self-taught, contemporary artist Purvis Young. Young's work often blends drawing with collaged elements utilizing everyday discarded objects. His work is inspired by documentaries, American history and spiritual folklore with a strong visual emphasis on figures, animals, urban landscapes and incarceration t

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Summer Scenes by Eric Fischl

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May 12, 2022
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Summer Scenes by Eric Fischl

Discover authentic works by American Neo-Expressionist painter and sculptor, Eric Fischl at Burgess Modern and Contemporary. Fischl is best known for his figurative paintings and ambiguous, imaginative imagery. Inspired by his own middle-class upbringing on Long Island, Fischl captures both the mundane and the taboo; in bright, gestural strokes. His wonderfully, vibrant beach-going scenes are reminiscent of warmer days and remind viewers that the intrigue of summer is just ar

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Happy Birthday Salvador Dali!

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May 11, 2022
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Happy Birthday Salvador Dali!

Today we celebrate the birth of the world’s best-known Surrealist artist, Salvador Dali. Dali was born May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain. He was an intelligent and creative child who displayed notable artistic abilities. Dali would go on to study art in Madrid and Barcelona where he assimilated a vast number of artistic styles. It was not until the late 1920s, however, that two events brought about the development of Dali’s mature artistic style: his discovery of Sigmund Freud’

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Marilyn by Miss Bugs

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May 4, 2022
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Marilyn by Miss Bugs

Burgess Modern and Contemporary is proud to showcase new detailed shots of the legendary Marilyn Monroe by mixed media master Miss Bugs. Miss Bugs produces imagery made up of various iconic artworks composed into highly coveted, technicoloured screen prints that are vivid, eye-catching and mystical. These artworks are time consuming and labor intensive, however, the final product always results in a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. To learn more about works by Miss Bugs please cont

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Love Will Tear Us Apart

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May 3, 2022
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Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart, a celebrated and controversial piece by legendary artist Damien Hirst. One of the first bodies of work to achieve Hirst recognition was his Medicine Cabinets series, in part inspired by a youthful near fatal accident when a toddler Hirst mistook prescription pills for candy resulting in an emergency stomach pump. The inevitable constant of death has remained a cardinal theme to Hirst's work, as that which does not live cannot die. It could be argued t

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Happy #ArborDay

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Apr 29, 2022
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Happy #ArborDay

Happy #ArborDay! This year marks the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day, an annual holiday that celebrates the planting, upkeep and preservation of trees. Communities spanning the globe have found various ways to honor nature and the environment during this holiday. This piece by Christo and Jean Claude showcases The Gates Project, an installation of twenty-three miles of pathways in New York City’s Central Park. ~ Christo and Jean Claude The Gates, Project for Central Park, VIII

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Happy Birthday Yves Klein

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Apr 28, 2022
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Happy Birthday Yves Klein

Today we remember and celebrate the birthday of French artist Yves Klein. Klein is considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary art, whose artistic choices were eccentric, daring and sometimes heavily criticized. Klein’s chosen media ranged from pure color pigments, to gold leaf, and even live nude models. Above all, Klein is remembered for his creation and use of a single color blue which he patented International Klein Blue. Klein’s installations, performances, mono

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New Salvador Dali Arrival

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Apr 26, 2022
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New Salvador Dali Arrival

New surrealist works by Salvador Dali are available now at Burgess Modern and Contemporary The Flowering of Inspiration from Retrospective is an impressive exploration of subconscious imagery that plays with a pageantry of light colors For more information on Salvador Dali works please contact us at 954-524-2100 ~ Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) The Flowering of Inspiration from Retrospective, 1978, (266/350) Lithograph in colors on Arches paper 29.37 x 21.50 in ~ . . . . #Salvad

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Honoring Earth Day

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Apr 22, 2022
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Honoring Earth Day

Today we celebrate #EarthDay as a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life. In honor of Earth Day, we are showcasing artist Gabriel Delgado, an academic and scholarly researcher whose work brings much needed awareness to political and environmental tragedies. X-Press Pearl was a Singapore-registered Super Eco 2700–class container ship. On May 20, 2021, X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ve

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Joan Miro at BM+C

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Apr 18, 2022
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Joan Miro at BM+C

Burgess Modern + Contemporary is proud to showcase works by Joan Miro The Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist used interior emotion to drive abstract expression. His works are bold and expressive while bringing together the real and the imaginary. ~ Joan Miro (1893 - 1983) La Fronde, 1969, (48/75) Etching, aquatint and carborundum in colors on Arches 42 x 27.50 in ~ To learn more about works by Joan Miro please contact Burgess Modern + Contemporary at 954-524-2100 . . .

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R.I.P Donald Baechler

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Apr 6, 2022
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R.I.P Donald Baechler

This week we mourn the death of American painter and sculptor, Donald Baechler, who sadly passed on April 4th, 2022. The New York artist’s deliberately naive-looking paintings, sculptures, and collages received significant attention starting in the 1980s. Baechler was part of the downtown New York scene, which also included the likes of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, who similarly worked in a manner that evoked children’s drawings. “Donald Baechler's depictions of eve

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