Hand drawn characters, creatures, doodles and scribbles are about to invade The Gallery at Winchester Discovery Centre, in a long awaited solo exhibition by Jon Burgerman.
Press are invited to watch the great master at work, as he draws straight onto the gallery walls, on Wednesday 12 May, between 2pm and 4pm. The drawings will then feature in Winchester Discovery Centre’s latest exhibition: Brain Drain from 14 May – 11 July. If you would like to attend please confirm with Julie Gosling (details below).
Jon makes astonishing images, bursting with energy and imagination in his distinctive style. He works and exhibits internationally, with an enviable client list including Nike, Pepsi, Sky, Sony andKidrobot. You’ll may have already seen his offbeat doodles on global products such as Apple laptop sleeves and iPhone cases, or his animations on MTV. Jon’s doodles have adorned computer games, t-shirts, snowboards, toys, even airplane sick-bags. He is immensely prolific and enormously popular worldwide so there will be something you find familiar about his work.
Jon’s work often deals with the modern world, disquietude, mental phenomena and irrelevant minutiae. These themes are often starting points for the creation of flowing and interconnected hand rendered works that are simultaneously, a painting, a design and a mass communication.
Brain Drain is a new exhibition by the UK artist. The show will involve the squishing, twisting and wrenching of Jon's meagre brain to elicit revelational truths and insights through the medium of pens and paint. Augmented reality, dualism, twin earth theory, the pineal gland and the perfect sandwich are current concerns being wrung out.
Brain Drain will feature new paintings, prints, drawings, digital animations and soft sculpture, along with key works from the last 8 years.
Jon’s talent has brought him a huge following (literally follow him on Twitter if you like!) and takes him regularly around the world – China, New York, Barcelona, you name it, he’s been there and doodled.
www.jonburgerman.com
www.burgerplex.com
The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB. Open seven days a week. Entrance is free.
Biography, exhibitions and commissions by Jon Burgerman are all available on request.
Julie Gosling
Media Communications Officer
Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs
Hampshire County Council
EII Court, Winchester
SO23 8UJ
E: julie.gosling@hants.gov.uk
T: 01962 846006
W: www.hants.gov.uk
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