BEN BURGIS PAINTINGS H 90 CM W 70

H 90 CM W 70 CM D 45 CM

HAND WOVEN ORANGE APPLE BASKET ON STAND

H (AT BACK) 75 CM H (AT SEAT) 30 CM  W 60 CM  D 40 CM

H 86 CM  H (AT SEAT) 41 CM W 42 CM  D 40 CM

H 70 CM W 27 CM

BEN BURGIS PAINTINGS H 90 CM W 70Burgis paintings are like pantomime self portraits. The artists longing for escape is as evident in his explanation of his work as it is the absurd scenarios depicted in each painting. While many artists are notorious for taking themselves seriously to the point of parody, Burgis description of his own work is peppered with acknowledgements of his own pretence and an endearing honesty about what it means to be genuinely expressive in an era of endless