JAMES BURKE


ABOUT: 
    Manifesto 
    Bio 
    CV
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PROJECTS:
    Acrylicize
    The Art House 
    Rootdown
    Shesh 
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ARTWORKS: 

    LEGO
    Just This
    Facing Facts
    That Moment 
    Camouflage (Series)  

    STARS
    1,2,3,4,5
    5 Star
    The Greatest
    Everything, Everywhere 
    Obviously
    Throw Away Compliment 
    Constellation 

    PARTICIPATORY
    The Constant Need for Approval
    Everything and Nothing 
    In Anticipation
    Visual Whispers 
    Mooz{sic}
    Palm (Series) 

    SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
    Signs of the Times 
    The Middle Class 
    Living in a Cave 
    Inverted Verified 
    20 is the New 30 
    The Great Gatso 
    Cereal Vandals 
    On and On and On 

    SHESH
    Cowboy (Series) 
    Cowboy Print 
    Dancing Figures (Series)
    Bins (Series)
    No Monkey Business 
     
    DOCUMENTATION 
    Light Gifts
    Twinning
    Ingtons
    Accidental Logos  

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    Commissions  
    Public Speaking
    General Enquiries 
   




MANIFESTO


I believe in the power of art and creativity to bring people closer together towards a world of more beauty and meaning. 

I believe that creativity sits at the core of each and everyone of us and that the present moment - the very epitome of creativity, can provide us with everything we need if only we can see it.

Art provides a language through which we can communicate the abstract and make sense of the world around us. Art is increasingly placed in a box and consumed through institutions and designated cultural moments. I believe art can and should be experienced in the magic of the everyday. 

I believe existence is relationship and a virtuous cycle sits central to our impulse to communicate: Truth, Expression, Connection, Love.

Expression is most powerful when it derives from truth. The higher the degree of truth, the higher the corresponding degree of connection. These connections become powerful facilitators of unity through empathy, compassion, humility, respect, beauty and ultimately Love. And because Love is the answer, we arrive back at truth and the virtuous cycle continues.

My life is dedicated to connecting to my frequency of truth. My projects are explorations and manifestations of this journey.

For the Joy of Expression.