Burdass’s work is more about colour as that
which you see, rather than the chemical roots of the pigment. It
is about drawing with colour. When drawing with colour one is concerned
about the spatiality (hue) and weight (tone) of marks (or colour).
Each panel of colour represents an aspect of the drawing. Each panel
is enmeshed with the other panels in the work to complete the “drawing”.
A sense of balance and movement is the end point of Burdass’s
paintings.
Black and white represent colourless margins or
borders that visually interfere with the pattern of colour we see.
In Burdass’s case the use of dark and white locks in the relationship
between the panels of colour, giving the work a palpable presence.
Biography
Born 1951, England
Lives and works in London
ONE AND TWO PERSON SHOWS |
| 2005 |
Gina Burdass – Paintings, Archeus, London |
| 2004 |
Gina Burdass and Kevin Laycock: New Paintings,
Art First, London |
| 2001 |
Paul Ryan and Gina Burdass, Curwen Gallery, London |
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| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2010 |
The Fields We Think We Know, Musgrove Gallery,
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset
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| 2009/10 |
15 Jahre Galerie, Elisabeth Costa Galerie, Pontresina,
Switzerland |
| 2008/10 |
Art on the Block, Art for Life, Musgrove Park Hospital,
Taunton, Somerset |
| 2007/8 |
Ausgesuchte werke, Elisabeth Costa Galerie, Pontresina,
Switzerland |
| 2006 |
Colour and Perception, Sherborne House, Regional
Centre for the Visual Arts, Sherborne, Dorset |
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Arte Fiera, Bologna, Italy |
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Palm Beach 3, Florida, USA. |
| 2005 |
Sommeraustellung 2005, Elisabeth Costa Galerie, Pontresina,
Switzerland |
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Art of the 20th Century, The Armory, New York |
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Phew! What a scorcher…, Archeus, London |
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MiArt, Milan, Italy |
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London Art Fair, Islington |
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Palm Beach Contemporary, Florida, USA. |
| 2004 |
20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London |
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International Works, Archeus, London |
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Director's Choice, Art First, London |
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Quiet Isn't It? Archeus, London |
| 2002 |
Accrochage, Elisabeth Costa Galerie, Pontresina,
Switzerland |
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Hunting Art Prizes 2002, Royal College of Art, London |
| 2001 |
S.O.A.P., Gallery Fine, London |
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Elisebeth Costa Galerie, Pontresina, Switzerland |
| 2000 |
ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London |
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Mondiale Echo's, Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, Netherlands |
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Life after Death, Double Reynolds Building, Glos.Docks |
| 1999 |
Elisabeth Costa Galerie, Pontresina, Switzerland |
| 1997 |
John Moores 20, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
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Cabinet Art, Blue Gallery, London |
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Museo Morandi, Bologna, Italy |
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Wimbledon Library Gallery, London |
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Blue Gallery, London |
| 1996 |
Salon des Graphiques, Curwen Gallery, London |
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Cabinet Art, Blue Gallery, London |
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Works on Paper, National Gallery, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia |
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Hardware Gallery, London |
| 1995 |
Salon des Graphiques, Curwen Gallery, London |
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Southwark Open, London |
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Elisabeth Costa Galerie, Pontresina, Switzerland |
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Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, Germany |
| 1994 |
Grafika, Pryzmat Gallery, Cracow, Poland |
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Salon des Graphiques, Curwen Gallery, London |
| 1993 |
The Print Show, Flowers East, London |
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Penwith Society Now, Penwith Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall |
| 1992 |
Dialogue and Debate, Wimbledon School of Art, |
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Penwith Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall |
| 1990 |
The Abstract Print Show, Flowers East, London |
| 1989 |
Penwith Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall |
| 1987 |
The Icon Show, Mario Flecha Gallery, London |
| 1986 |
Penwith Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall |
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Print '86, Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre, London |
| 1985 |
Battersea Arts Centre, London |
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Camden Annual, Camden Arts Centre, London |
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Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London |
| 1984 |
Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland |
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Camden Annual, Camden Arts Centre, London |
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Battersea Arts Centre Open Exhibition, London |
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Open Print Exhibition, Royal Society Painter-Etchers
and Engravers, Bankside Gallery, London |
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Stowell's Trophy Exhibition, Diploma Galleries, Royal
Academy, London |
| 1982 |
Battersea Arts Centre Open Exhibition, London |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
| 1987-99 |
Teaching at Wimbledon School of Art, London |
| 1986-91 |
Part-time studio assistant to Bridget Riley |
| 1986 |
Visiting lecturer Byam Shaw School of Art, London |
| 1985 |
Visiting lecturer Newport, Gwent |
| 1981-85 |
Teaching at Putney School of Art, London |
| 1982-85 |
Wimbledon School of Art (M.A. Printmaking), London |
| 1973-76 |
Central School of Art and Design (B. A. Hons. Fine Art Painting),
London |
| 1972 |
Hammersmith College of Art and Building, London |
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| AWARDS |
| 2006 |
Celeste Art Prize Shortlist, London |
| 1995 |
Research Funding, Wimbledon School of Art (to make a set of
woodcuts at I.M. Imprimit) |
| 1985 |
Cornelissen Prize |
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| PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIOINS |
| University of London |
| Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Lipp and Fisher Communications, New
York |
| Société Générale,
La Défense, Paris |
| Archive 90, International Reference
Collection |
| Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| Clifford Chance, London |
| Hewlett Packard, London |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| 2006 |
Bryony Bond: A Colour + Chemistry Exhibition, Colour and Perception
Catalogue |
| 2005 |
Sotiris Kyriacou: "Gina Burdass – Paintings"
Catalogue |
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James Dunnett: "Gina Burdass – Paintings",
The Architects' Journal, May 2005 |
| 2002 |
Yvonne Gordon, "Line Art", The Wandsworth Guardian |
| 1997 |
Tim Hilton: "Cool for hamsters", The Independent
on Sunday |
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Daily Post, Liverpool, "John Moores Exhibition" |
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