Emily Burns 'Twin Flame'
Drawer 1- Twin Flame, Ink on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
These drawings are an attempt to evoke a feeling of the sublime—a psychological state that is greater than words, and captures the transcendent rapture of awe, anxiety, bliss, rage, humor, whimsy, helplessness, and love all in one. Such is the confusion and stark unrest of the current moment. Nature itself conjures these effects in our minds and bodies, and our humanity is so keen to feel the poetic beauty of the sublime, even through the irony of that which we love, we also destroy.
Artist Bio
Emily Burns holds a BFA in Drawing and Painting and an MFA in Graphic Design from Penn State. Her work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the US, including solo shows at Adventureland Gallery (Chicago), three-person exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco), and group exhibitions at The Lodge Gallery and John Molloy Gallery (NYC), Transmitter, Trestle Gallery, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooklyn) 24-Hour Charlie’s (Los Angeles), Galleri Urbane (Dallas), and Camayuhs (Atlanta). She is the editor and curator of the contemporary art publication Maake Magazine, a print publication featuring the work of contemporary artists and artist-run projects. She recently curated Linger Still, at Assembly Room in New York City, and Biophilia at Unpaved Gallery in Yucca Valley, CA. She is curating upcoming exhibitions at Left Field Gallery (Los Osos) and Trestle Gallery (Brooklyn) She was recently a visiting curator at BRIC Brooklyn, and NARS Foundation (Brooklyn).
Drawer 1- Twin Flame, Ink on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
These drawings are an attempt to evoke a feeling of the sublime—a psychological state that is greater than words, and captures the transcendent rapture of awe, anxiety, bliss, rage, humor, whimsy, helplessness, and love all in one. Such is the confusion and stark unrest of the current moment. Nature itself conjures these effects in our minds and bodies, and our humanity is so keen to feel the poetic beauty of the sublime, even through the irony of that which we love, we also destroy.
Artist Bio
Emily Burns holds a BFA in Drawing and Painting and an MFA in Graphic Design from Penn State. Her work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the US, including solo shows at Adventureland Gallery (Chicago), three-person exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco), and group exhibitions at The Lodge Gallery and John Molloy Gallery (NYC), Transmitter, Trestle Gallery, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooklyn) 24-Hour Charlie’s (Los Angeles), Galleri Urbane (Dallas), and Camayuhs (Atlanta). She is the editor and curator of the contemporary art publication Maake Magazine, a print publication featuring the work of contemporary artists and artist-run projects. She recently curated Linger Still, at Assembly Room in New York City, and Biophilia at Unpaved Gallery in Yucca Valley, CA. She is curating upcoming exhibitions at Left Field Gallery (Los Osos) and Trestle Gallery (Brooklyn) She was recently a visiting curator at BRIC Brooklyn, and NARS Foundation (Brooklyn).
Drawer 1- Twin Flame, Ink on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
These drawings are an attempt to evoke a feeling of the sublime—a psychological state that is greater than words, and captures the transcendent rapture of awe, anxiety, bliss, rage, humor, whimsy, helplessness, and love all in one. Such is the confusion and stark unrest of the current moment. Nature itself conjures these effects in our minds and bodies, and our humanity is so keen to feel the poetic beauty of the sublime, even through the irony of that which we love, we also destroy.
Artist Bio
Emily Burns holds a BFA in Drawing and Painting and an MFA in Graphic Design from Penn State. Her work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the US, including solo shows at Adventureland Gallery (Chicago), three-person exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco), and group exhibitions at The Lodge Gallery and John Molloy Gallery (NYC), Transmitter, Trestle Gallery, and Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooklyn) 24-Hour Charlie’s (Los Angeles), Galleri Urbane (Dallas), and Camayuhs (Atlanta). She is the editor and curator of the contemporary art publication Maake Magazine, a print publication featuring the work of contemporary artists and artist-run projects. She recently curated Linger Still, at Assembly Room in New York City, and Biophilia at Unpaved Gallery in Yucca Valley, CA. She is curating upcoming exhibitions at Left Field Gallery (Los Osos) and Trestle Gallery (Brooklyn) She was recently a visiting curator at BRIC Brooklyn, and NARS Foundation (Brooklyn).