Burton Morris

Burton Morris at his exhibition at Galerie Mensing in Munich , next to him Verona Pooth (2012)

Burton Morris (* 1964 in Pittsburgh , USA ) is an American artist and painter of contemporary Pop Art .

With his art, Morris is in direct tradition with artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein . Like Warhol, he uses everyday objects to transform them into icons with his art . Examples of these items are coffee cups, martini glasses, popcorn, and taxis.

But it is also possible to compare his comic strip-like art with Lichtenstein's work. According to the painter, his work is also heavily influenced by the comics he consumed in his childhood.

Morris was also the official painter for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2006 . He was also the official artist for the 2004 Academy Awards.

You could also see his pictures in the television series Friends . Companies like Perrier , Zippo , Coors Brewing Company , Absolut Vodka and Carrom had Morris designed their product packaging. His collectors include celebrities such as Brad Pitt , Jennifer Aniston , Tim Allen , John Travolta, and Cybill Shepherd .

Morris had important solo exhibitions at Sotheby’s -Amsterdam, the International Olympic Museum and the Hickory Art Museum.

Exhibitions

• 2014: Ferrari Museum - Modena, Italy
• 2014: Senator John Heinz History Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 2013: ION Orchard Art Gallery - Singapore
• 2013: Soho Contemporary Art - New York City
• 2013: Gerald Hartinger Gallery - Vienna, Austria
• 2012: Tagliatella Gallery - Paris, France
• 2012: Galerie Mensing - Munich, Germany
• 2012: Chelsea Piers - New York, New York
• 2011: Zimmer Children's Museum - Los Angeles, California
• 2011: The World of Coca-Cola Museum - Atlanta, Georgia
• 2011: Inside the Museum ... a Pop Art Perspective, Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, FL
• 2010: Pop and Contemporary Fine Art, Singapore
• 2010: Zimmer Children's Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• 2010: Samuel Lynne Gallery, Dallas, TX
• 2010: The World of Coca-Cola Museum, Atlanta, GA
• 2009: Hofstra University Museum, West Hempstead, NY
• 2009: Kellogg USA, Battle Creek, MI
• 2009: Pop International Gallery, New York, NY
• 2009: Samuel Lynne Gallery, Dallas, TX
• 2009: Adamar Fine Arts Miami, FL
• 2009: Hamilton Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
• 2008: Visionnaire Design Gallery, Milano, Italy
• 2008: Hamilton Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
• 2008: Adamar Gallery, Miami, FL
• 2007: Seomi and Tuus, Seoul, South Korea
• 2007: Art Statements Gallery, Central, Hong Kong
• 2006: Hamilton Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
• 2006: Pop International Gallery, New York, NY
• 2006: Galerie ID, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2006: Woodbury Art Museum, Oram, UT
• 2006: CentrePasquArt, Bienne, Switzerland
• 2005: Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
• 2005: Hamilton Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
• 2005: Pop International Gallery, New York, NY
• 2004: Adamar Fine Art, Miami, FL
• 2004: Hamilton Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
• 2004: Marguetta Gallery, Rome, Italy
• 2004: Galerie ID, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2004: International Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
• 2003: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2003: Hamilton Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
• 2001: Mendelson Fine Art, Pittsburgh, PA

Web links

Commons : Burton Morris  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Burton Morris: Official Homepage. Retrieved July 27, 2014 . 
• Carnegie Mellon Today about the artist (English)

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1. ↑ Burton Morris' webpage: Information about the painter (English)