Lawrence Burrow

Artist’s Statement by Lawrence Burrow.


In this collection my focus has been on the connection between the
skills people hold and their recreational activities. The images which I have
retrieved to use in this body of work are those which have collated in my
imagination because of their colour, shape or symbolic nature. My work is
built on a desire to express my passion for every element which I absorb on
my journey through the normalities of everyday life and I use the emotions
which are inherent in human nature to inspire my paintings.
‘War baby’ is an example of how ignorance within individuals
breeds fear within society, which leads to violence. This chain is expressed
in the fear of the figure, who has had to protect herself from cruelty which
has been caused by the ignorance of others whom she has been in contact
with her whole life. The figure is walking away from this violence with her
baby, who she is protecting with her life. She is walking into the sun and a
better life; free of ignorance.
Once you go past the initial amusement of ‘Friday Night (Can’t
Wait)’ and begin to understand the excitement and compassion of that
captured moment it makes me excited because it reminds me of pros...

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