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Artist Statement:
My work is to do with the
relationships we keep and the
relationships we break.
There is a common
misconception that lobsters
pair for life, and so have
become symbolic of a
committed, life-long
relationship with an ideal
partner. The reality that they
don’t has meant that their
symbolism can be used to
signify human relationships:
the distress of losing
relationships; of being caught
within them; the misplaced
ambitions or perceptions we
have of others; the unspoken
trust we place with others,
that may or may not be
honoured.
Throughout the work there are
various themes that continue.
The idea of wrapping the
lobster suggests
mummification. Preservation,
ceremony and ritual are
implicit, as are suffocation,
restriction and the history of
binding.
The image of the scarab for
the Ancient Egyptians
signified renewal,
resurrection and
transformation. Scarab amulets
were placed over the heart of
the mummified dead to keep it
from confessing the sins
during its interrogation in
the Weighing of the Heart
ceremony at Judgement Day. The
heart itself, rather than the
brain, was considered to be
the intelligent organ.
Barn owls eat their prey
whole, digest what goodness
they can, and cough up the
matter they can’...
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Artist Exhibitions:
The Wirksworth Arts Festival,
Derbyshire, UK
Sept 2005
The Sir John Borlase-Warren,
Nottingham, UK
Selected work shown throughout
2005
The City Gallery, Leicester,
UK
Nov – Jan 2004
Fifteenth Open Exhibition
Nottingham Castle Exhibition,
Nottingham, UK
Nov – Dec 2003
Annual Open Art Exhibition
Christie’s, London, UK
March 2002
Art ...
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Madeleine Burt Biography:
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Age
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32
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
not provided
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
Atheist |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Art, art, art. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Kiefer, Pollock, Kandinsky, Pasmore...
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| Favorite Work of Art |
So many
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
not provided |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
Because art moves me |
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| Your Personal Biography |
MADELEINE BURT C.V.
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Bilborough College, Nottingham
2003 – present
Teacher of A-level Art
Teacher of AS History of Art
EDUCATION
Reading University
1998 – 1999
PGCE Secondary Art & Design
Leeds Metropolitan University
1995 – 1998
BA (Hons) Fine Art: First Class Honours
Awarded Willy Tirr Memorial Prize
EXHIBITIONS
Derby City Open, Derby
Dec - Jan 2009
Annual Open Art Exhibition
Nottingham City Open, Nottingham
Nov - Dec 2008
Annual Open Art Exhibition
Leicester City Open, Leicester
Nov - Dec 2007
Annual Open Art Exhibition
The Wirksworth Arts Festival, Derbyshire
Sept 2005
The Sir John Borlase-Warren, Nottingham
Selected work shown throughout 2005
The City Gallery, Leicester
Nov – Jan 2004
Fifteenth Open Exhibition
Nottingham Castle Exhibition, Nottingham
Nov – Dec 2003
Annual Open Art Exhibition
Christie’s, London
March 2002
Art 4 Life Exhibition
Henley Exhibition Centre, Henley-on-Thames
Dec 2001
Diverse D’Hiver Show
Fisherton Mill, Salisbury
July – Aug 2000
The Sea Exhibition
Jelly Legg’d Arts Centre, Reading
Regular exhibitions 1999 – 2000
Windsor Arts Centre, Windsor
Aug – Sept 1999
Solo exhibition
Modern Artists Gallery, Whitchurch-on-Thames
April – May 1999
Zoe Blount and Friends Exhibition
Oriel Mostyn 10, Llandudno
Dec – Jan 1999
Mostyn 10 Open Exhibition
Sefton Open, Southport
Sept – Oct 1998
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