There is a large chance that you have seen Burton Morris’s artwork in the most common places, one of them being in the TV show Friends. Yes, Friends. Look closer the next time you watch it.
Burton’s artwork is quirky, and vivacious. It embodies pop art fused with cartoon-like images. His work is known world wide as it was featured in the 76th Annual Academy Awards, the White House, FIFA World cup soccer and the United Nations.
Burton is a native of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and attended Carnegie Mellon University in 1986. He became successful after graduation and centered his energy more towards advertising and thus created the Burton Morris studios in 1990.
His work in a way emulates Andy Warhol. Warhol was also an iconic artist who used bold designs and fused them with everyday objects.
Morris states on his website, “I choose to paint objects and icons. I want to challenge the way we view everyday ideas in our modern day culture by representing the common object singularly, reducing it to an iconic graphic form and adding an energetic and colorful twist.”
His exhibition at the Soho Contemporary Art Gallery will be featuring an art piece of 100 Coca Cola illustrations in honor of Coca-Colas 100 year anniversary.
Coca-Cola is an iconic drink that embodies family values.
“Coca-Cola is one of the staples of our time. To me it represents family dinners, nights out with friends, and classic Americana,” says Morris.
This particular project was built a great deal on experiment. The artwork is made with a series of mediums including spray paint, screen printing, and acrylic paint.
There will be a Burton exhibition coming to Soho on November 20th 2015. For more information visit his website.
-by Samantha Rice
