Douglas Burton
BORN:
1975
LIVES:
Lives and works in North Devon
EDUCATION:
Douglas Burton attained a first class honours degree from Winchester School of Art, followed by Postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Arts. Art Foundation, Falmouth School of Art, Cornwall.
AWARDS:
Awards include: 2000 Robin Hellar Moss Bursary, 2001 Vincent Harris Award, 2002 Patricia Turner Award and Henry Moore Bursary
MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:
Slate, Onyx, Resin, Glass-fibre, Bees wax, Parrafin, Abstract and Modern.
SUBJECTS OF WORK
His sculptures take the form of the architectonic language that surrounds us, and use scale to manipulate the viewers’ relationship to the work – the exploration of sequestered quarters is evident, with a concern for the front/back, inside/outside, both physically and metaphorically.
EXHIBITIONS:
He has worked as technical assistant with Sir Anthony Caro, and has exhibited widely in both group and solo shows.
Douglas Burton sculpture for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below:
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AbstractWishful Thinking – 1999 by Douglas Burton
£12,480 inc VATDouglas Burton, Wishful Thinking ‘1999’, Steel and Wood, Unique, 320 cms wide by 274 cms deep by 202 cms high