http://www.douglasburnsart.com Douglas Burns Art Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:06:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Weird It Up!" "Weird It Up" is an exhibition featuring work from Titus O'Brien's Fall 2009 Advanced Research Studio course at SAIC. The class consisted of Priory Degree students working in multiple disciples, painting, photography, sculpture, video, and writing. In one critique, O'Brien borrowed a line from Rob ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/new-art-exhibition-at-ctas/ Come down to the (Con)Temporary Art Space this Thursday for the inaugural exhibition of Chicago's newest art space. The show will featuring work by the members of the (Con)Temporary Art Space. Opening reception Thursday, February 18, 2010 4:30 to 8:30 pm Work by: Douglas Burns, Tom Burtonwood, Emily Clayton, Theodore Darst, Jim Duignan ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/art-exhibition-thursday-at-ctas/ Here is an example of one of my new paintings. I've updated the Portfolio page with new work from 2009. I'll be updating the website and adding more work over the holidays. http://www.douglasburnsart.com/121309-new-works/ I received issue #4 of the Czech Republic based punk zine How Can Limo Kid Kill Your Dreams?. A charcoal and pencil drawing of mine from 2000 entitled, "Punk Show" is featured on the cover. The drawing borrows the composition from Caravaggio's The Martyrdom of St. Matthew (1599-1600). ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/news-92109/ This is a drawing I did that will be used for the cover of the first issue of MONO. MONO is a zine based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to editor Isadora Fernandes, the issue will focus on the backstage and personal lives of people involved in ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/news-609/ BRASIL!!!!!!!!!! Yes, it was awesome. Before I write anything about the Red Dons Brazilian tour, I have to point out what an amazing job Mateus, David, and Gregorio did booking everything. All the shows were fantastically attended and we were dumbfounded by that audiences were so familiar ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/news-21909/ I know it is probably a bit late to reflect on 2008, but this is the first chance I have had to write because last year was non-stop. Art exhibitions in Portland and San Fransisco, touring with the Revisions and Red Dons, apply to grad schools, and preparing ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/the-year-that-was/ Here is an excerpt from an article featured in Noise Pop News about the upcoming exhibition in San Francisco with Jesse Michaels and myself. The rest of the article talks specifically about the art and the theme of the show. If you would like to finish reading ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/news-101208/ Here is a write up in the Willamette Week for this month's show at the Worksound gallery. I hope everyone gets a chance to check it out before it closes! Worksound In the thought-provoking group show Face Value, Josh Arseneau disarmingly cloaks the faces of his portrait subjects in ski ... http://www.douglasburnsart.com/news-81908/ Here are five samples of the eighteen works I'll be showing in August at the Work/Sound Gallery located at SE 8th & Alder. The opening is on Friday, August 1st. http://www.douglasburnsart.com/new-808/