Artist Information:
Annalee Burnstein
Atlanta, GA
United States
Member Since: Feb 2012
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Artist Statement:
The human body is a
fascinating machine. Our
internal organs are amazing
components that are constantly
hard at work keeping us alive.
Most people do not even think
about what is going on inside
of them all the time. Many
people do not even know what
some of our internal organs
look like. What is even worse
is that most people cringe at
the sight of internal organs
even if they are just
drawings. This is a travesty.
Internal organs are physically
beautiful, and they work in
amazing ways to sustain us. As
a society, we have been
conditioned to have a
self-hatred when it comes to
our organs. In my work, I take
internal organs and place them
in settings to make the viewer
take a second look, to make
people see that what we are
physically made of is not
gross but very aesthetically
beautiful. I also use organs
not just as a reflection of
what we are physically made of
but also as a metaphor to
describe what else makes us
up. The internal organs are
almost placeholders for what
makes each person unique. We
are all basically made of the
same thing, but each of ...
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Annalee Burnstein's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Annalee Burnstein's Portfolio.
The human body is a fascinating machine. Our internal organs are amazing components that are constantly hard at work keeping us alive. Most people do not even think about what is going on inside of them all the time. Many people do not even know what some of our internal organs look like. What is even worse is that most people cringe at the sight of internal organs even if they are just drawings. This is a travesty. Internal organs are physically beautiful, and they work in amazing ways to sustain us. As a society, we have been conditioned to have a self-hatred when it comes to our organs. In my work, I take internal organs and place them in settings to make the viewer take a second look, to make people see that what we are physically made of is not gross but very aesthetically beautiful. I also use organs not just as a reflection of what we are physically made of but also as a metaphor to describe what else makes us up. The internal organs are almost placeholders for what makes each person unique. We are all basically made of the same thing, but each of ... |
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