Pictured above: A variety of artworks, by Mary Burke, now on view at ZIA.
This year Mary Burke won first place for mixed media at The Midwest Museum of American Art in Elkhart, IN. In addition, her painting Flourish has been acquired for a private collection in Venice, Italy.
Flourish, Acrylic and Cut Paper on Canvas, 48” x 72”
Mary's experience as an artist allows her to continue to be inventive, exploring geometric and organic forms in nature, while developing that special energy created by the artist's hand through marks and gestures: both controlled and spontaneous, abstract and representational.
Garden Plan, 48" x 48" Mixed Media on canvas, $4500.00
Garden Plan is an example of Mary's layering of media: paint on canvas with her drawings on tissue paper, as well as, her photographs of flowers. The elements come together to contrast density with openness. Movement is implied by swirling gestures and drips; and rhythms are accented with placements of rectangles and circles, lights and darks. All result in a painting that continues to engage and provoke thoughtful discovery.
In the Shallows, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 framed to 21 1/8 x 17 1/8 monotype with raised, cut monotype shapes $725
In the Shallows represents another dive into creative possibilities generated through uses of different techniques. Here, Mary uses tools from printmaking to create inventive monotypes. A monotype is a one-of-a-kind, fine-art print drawn/painted directly on a surface (in this case plexiglass) and run through a press to transfer the ink onto paper. Mary goes one step further, cutting out shapes from her monotypes and raising them from the surface, above another monotype ground. She has created a number of these spirited abstractions. They stand on their own and play off each other in a series.
ZIA Gallery is pleased to represent this respected and talented artist: Mary Burke. Allow us to help you find the perfect artwork to add to your collection.
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