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Roy E. Burgess
Artists: Roy E. Burgess
Artist Statement
My paintings celebrate the differences of people, cultures and creeds. The paintings focus on dismantling stereotypes of our multicultural society. I attempt to tell the human side of the unique people in our country with respect.
Artist's History
Growing up in a small town in Middle of the United States, My first serious paintings were of the First Americans and cowboys living in the western United States. In my midlife I became aware of the vanishing way of life that I grew up with. I started to paint my small-town neighbors and the rural farmers from my childhood before their lifestyles were gone. These paintings inspired my first first museum exhibit called Rural Roots. The paintings were viewed in art museums in the mid-west in the 1980's. Then in I988, I proposed an artist exchange with the Soviet Union without the official sanction of the U.S. State Department. I traveled with my paintings to the Soviet Union the following year to exhibit at the Stavropol Exhibition Hall hosted by the Union of Soviet Socialists Artists. In 1990, I reciprocated and hosted Alexei Sokolenko, the first and only Soviet painter allowed to visit and exhibit his art in America before the fall of communism. I returned to Russia in the early 1990's with another series titled, Streets. These paintings portray people living the city life. After the Streets opening reception at the Stavropol Territory Museum of Art and during the three years my paintings were shown at other locations in Russia, I moved to a Benedictine monastery dedicated to serving the Native American people For two years as artist in residence I worked on a series about the Dakota tribe of the legendary Sioux First Nation. Living the cloister life with monks produced another series about their world called Black Robes. The monks giving lifestyle instilled in me the belief that I should continue to create art that gives. In the late 1990's, I moved to St. Martin in the West Indies to research and paint the different nationalities living in the Caribbean islands. In 2005 I moved to Maui in the Hawaiian islands to create a series about the unique people that live on the beautiful islands of the Pacific.
Museum Exhibit For Sale
Twelve original paintings created by street artist Roy E. Burgess are for sale. The paintings are from my "Rural Roots" and "Streets" solo museum exhibits. The pastels were viewed in art museums in mid America and the former Soviet Union. The original pastels were created at the height of my painting career about twenty-five years ago. During this period I was developing my social realism paintings that explored issues that America was facing in the 1980's and 90's. At this time I developed and implemented an historic artist exchange with the Stavropol Territorial Museum of Art and the Union of Soviet Socialist Artists Gallery in Stavropol, Russia. This is a great opportunity for people to purchase a museum exhibited painting directly from the artist and become part of the history (provenance) of the original artwork. The artworks with documented museum provenance are priced at $4,500-$15,000 US Dollars plus shipping costs. Please contact the artist at reb@royeburgess.com for more information on pricing, PayPal payments and shipping/insurance costs.
My paintings celebrate the differences of people, cultures and creeds. The paintings focus on dismantling stereotypes of our multicultural society. I attempt to tell the human side of the unique people in our country with respect.
Artist's History
Growing up in a small town in Middle of the United States, My first serious paintings were of the First Americans and cowboys living in the western United States. In my midlife I became aware of the vanishing way of life that I grew up with. I started to paint my small-town neighbors and the rural farmers from my childhood before their lifestyles were gone. These paintings inspired my first first museum exhibit called Rural Roots. The paintings were viewed in art museums in the mid-west in the 1980's. Then in I988, I proposed an artist exchange with the Soviet Union without the official sanction of the U.S. State Department. I traveled with my paintings to the Soviet Union the following year to exhibit at the Stavropol Exhibition Hall hosted by the Union of Soviet Socialists Artists. In 1990, I reciprocated and hosted Alexei Sokolenko, the first and only Soviet painter allowed to visit and exhibit his art in America before the fall of communism. I returned to Russia in the early 1990's with another series titled, Streets. These paintings portray people living the city life. After the Streets opening reception at the Stavropol Territory Museum of Art and during the three years my paintings were shown at other locations in Russia, I moved to a Benedictine monastery dedicated to serving the Native American people For two years as artist in residence I worked on a series about the Dakota tribe of the legendary Sioux First Nation. Living the cloister life with monks produced another series about their world called Black Robes. The monks giving lifestyle instilled in me the belief that I should continue to create art that gives. In the late 1990's, I moved to St. Martin in the West Indies to research and paint the different nationalities living in the Caribbean islands. In 2005 I moved to Maui in the Hawaiian islands to create a series about the unique people that live on the beautiful islands of the Pacific.
Museum Exhibit For Sale
Twelve original paintings created by street artist Roy E. Burgess are for sale. The paintings are from my "Rural Roots" and "Streets" solo museum exhibits. The pastels were viewed in art museums in mid America and the former Soviet Union. The original pastels were created at the height of my painting career about twenty-five years ago. During this period I was developing my social realism paintings that explored issues that America was facing in the 1980's and 90's. At this time I developed and implemented an historic artist exchange with the Stavropol Territorial Museum of Art and the Union of Soviet Socialist Artists Gallery in Stavropol, Russia. This is a great opportunity for people to purchase a museum exhibited painting directly from the artist and become part of the history (provenance) of the original artwork. The artworks with documented museum provenance are priced at $4,500-$15,000 US Dollars plus shipping costs. Please contact the artist at reb@royeburgess.com for more information on pricing, PayPal payments and shipping/insurance costs.
