AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT
an exhibition of paintings at BRIAN BURKE HOUSE
The second summer exhibition at BRIAN BURKE HOUSE, includes paintings from the never exhibited series titled AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT. The title serves as a thematic lead, reflecting our individual and societal tendency towards a subversion of our dreams. Intertwined into this thematic thread is a question of leadership - a life long preoccupation of the painter, as was his inquiry into the act of painting.
In Brian Burke's enigmatic figurative paintings, beauty counteracts tragedy and the threats to our world. Complex poetic compositions of subject matter created with subtle virtuous movement of paint and colour evolve on canvas, playing between figuration and abstraction.
In his words: "... creating beauty from tragedy", Brian Burke
Brian Burke, 1952-2017, was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He drew inspiration from his many studios over the years with extended stays in New York and Europe. In his last six years he worked both in Lucerne, Switzerland and Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island. His work was extensively exhibited in galleries in North America and Europe, including a retrospective in 2019 at Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown. His paintings can be found in numerous collections including Kunstmuseum Lucerne, Switzerland; The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa; Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown; The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton and Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
BRIAN BURKE HOUSE, the late painter's last studio/house in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, presents an exhibition of 35 paintings throughout the quaint house from the 1880s. The artist set it up as his studio in 2010 and remains as he left it. It is located at 1345 Main Street, Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The exhibition is open August 1-September 19, Thursday-Saturday from 1-4pm. brianburke.ch
Contact:
Judith Scherer Burke
1345 Main Street
P.O. Box 211
Murray Harbour, PE C0A1V0
Tel. 902 - 388 2010