Art for Ukraine

“I think of painting as a form of world-building, connected to writers such as Philip K. Dick and David Foster Wallace. My imagery is fed by synthetic environments and the emotional distance they generate. There is an element of aspirational living, which I blend with traces of sci-fi to produce a kind of numb, restrained longing. For me the repetition of upholstered forms speaks to our constant seeking of comfort, and the impossibility of that need being wholly realised.” - Richard Burton

Richard Burton is a British, London based artist, specialising in oil paintings. Burton earned his BA in Fine Art from Slade School of Fine Art and his MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art. His work has been exhibited throughout the UK, Amsterdam, and New York. He has recently returned from a residency at the British School in Rome where A17 was painted.

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