"For Analog Conditions, the artist explores the concept of analog conditions: constructed scenarios that mimic a lived experience. By blending the idea with analog devices such as typewriters and watches, the artist anchors her work in recognizable and tangible world. Burson's practice is rooted in the interplay of figuration and object-hood. Her figures, typically depicted headless or cropped, are found carrying belongings that carry the weight of symbolism: suitcases, shoes, cat carriers and books are meticulously rendered, proportions askew, recalling the Surrealist movement."
"Like diary entries reimagined on canvas, the work remains deeply personal. The suitcase, which first emerged in the artist's work in 2012 as a liberating symbol of emotional baggage, re-emerges as part of a broader visual narrative of movement. A kitten adopted mid-painting, the rediscovery of a Pee Wee Herman doll once thought lost, a pair of vintage shoes acquired from an estate sale, Burson's paintings embrace accident, humor and chance, creating what she calls "artificially created situations to mimic real world circumstances"."
Angela Burson explores liminal spaces between memory and the present, weaving autobiographical fragments, cultural references and personal reflection. The concept of analog conditions frames constructed scenarios that mimic lived experience and is anchored by analog devices such as typewriters and watches. Practice emphasizes the interplay of figuration and object-hood, featuring headless or cropped figures bearing symbolic belongings: suitcases, shoes, cat carriers and books rendered with skewed proportions that echo Surrealism. Recurrent motifs include a suitcase as emotional baggage, found objects, and accidental inclusions like a kitten or a recovered doll. The paintings embrace chance, humor and staged situations to probe existential meaning rather than predict behavior.
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