Marigold Man Conteplates The Spring Clean

Rosie is inspired by light and life, her work can be broadly split into two - the figure and the landscape, although fleeting encounters with a scene or scenario also generates work Rosie produces. Helicoidal pattern within composition connects a lot of her work - the spiralling form of the universe, DNA, shells, surf, clouds, can be found in a lot of her work. Rosie has always been concerned with the human condition – interaction with the environment, she has developed an ongoing series of woodcut prints concerned with observations and muse into the effects of consumption on the planet. Representation of the human form is an ongoing preoccupation - gender, the association of gender roles, femininity, masculinity and its depiction in Art. Rosie's prolific - she has a large portfolio of work, a lot of it can be seen on her website www.rosieburnsartist.com

Rosie sold her first paintings when she was 15 years old; she has been making and selling her artwork for over three decades. She trained as an Archaeological site and find illustrator as part of a degree in Archaeology and Sociology. She then went on to study for a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in secondary Art and Design, university of Plymouth, in the late 1990s. Rosie has taught in many educational environments and continues to work in a forest school, run a monthly life drawing day and various Art workshops. She lives in Bideford in North Devon and has a passion for gardening and sea swimming.

Rosie encourages us to reconsider our understanding of the term 'hero'. Many of Rosie's Marigold Men are shown striking heroic poses: they are heroes not because they have saved the world, but because they are willing to strip themselves of their pride, don the iconic fluorescent gloves, and clean the toilet.

 

Recipient of the English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition 2022 // Honourable Mention

Cardboard Cut - Monoprint and Neon.

40x50cm

Framed under glass