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Cartoons enter Victorian-era: The Sleep of Reason by Christopher Burch
Thursday June 10, 2010 |
 Christopher Burch is a St. Louis-born artist who infuses a strong historical narrative into his ever-expanding artistic repertoire. His newest works see his progress as an illustrator and painter jump into new realms. Burch picked up a love of graffiti in rural Ohio, which manifested itself into a full-throttle love of art.
His highly detailed works often take on a cartoon-like quality but his new collection of works in The Sleep of Reason incorporates qualities of an installation, as his works are hung against a backdrop of walls with flocked black wallpaper in festooned frames. It makes you feel as though you’ve entered an old Victorian mansion where mysterious creatures dwell.
At the center of the exhibition space are a group of empty black bottles and jugs, some of which hold Burch sticks wrapped in lace, ribbons and strips of brocade. The effect is haunting and marks a new, more explorative direction for the artist.
Christopher Burch's The Sleep of Reason is at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary in St Louis, MO through June 26.
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Archive: David Choe @ Facebook, 2005 As the national media continues to label David Choe (who curated an entire issue for Juxtapoz in May 2010) a "homeless graffiti artist" turned owner of Facebook shares, we look back at David's initial painting at the Facebook headquarters, with archived footage of Sean Parker's first reaction of Dave's mural at the offices. Watch This
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