Stephen Burt
The works I create are a result of a labor-intensive meditation exploring this evocative history of bodily images and the passage of time…My interest in (now somewhat) anachronistic technique lies in its ability to shift the consciousness of both the artist and the viewer in creating images that require both labor-intensive process and contemplative viewing to draw out complex internal rhyme and rhythm. Each mark, expressive and ultimately revealing, reveal the trace of the artist’s movement and life, yet also creates the illusion of a separate life. This act of creation is still, after many years, incredibly fascinating.
Bright Horizon (SOLD) Watercolor, ink and gouache 2018 unframed 7.75 x 10"
Stephen Burt Maelstrom Conte Crayon on blue prepared paper 68 x 22.5 inches $2500 unframed
Ornament with Anole, Fantastical Flower Etching, 2019 editioned 2021 unframed 14.75 x 21"
Fantastical Flower with Pollinators Etching, 2019 editioned 2021 unframed
Stephen Burt Carniverous Plants Handmade Editioned Book Images by Stephen Burt Letterpress by Wolfe Editions Only two books remaining $850
Open book spread from Carniverous Plants Handmade Editioned Book Images by Stephen Burt Letterpress by Wolfe Editions Only two books remaining $850
Open book spread from Carniverous Plants Handmade Editioned Book Images by Stephen Burt Letterpress by Wolfe Editions Only two books remaining $850
Open book spread from Carniverous Plants Handmade Editioned Book Images by Stephen Burt Letterpress by Wolfe Editions Only two books remaining $850
Stephen Burt Carniverous Plants Handmade Editioned Book Images by Stephen Burt Letterpress by Wolfe Editions Only two books remaining $850
Stephen Burt is painter and printmaker living and working in Portland, Maine. Born in Deland, Florida in 1962, Stephen Burt has traveled extensively and most notably lived in Tehran, Iran from 1976 through 1978, witnessing the revolution. This formative period in the artist’s life nurtured both an interest in the power of decorative form drawn from Islamic art and an abiding interest in the dynamics of human passions.