
Monoprint by Rosie Burns
Nijima Yea - Ona Buguisha
Rosie Burns
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 connect 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 and has a large portfolio of work.
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 Postgraduate 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 teach from her studio Rosie and Red Art and Leather, she runs a monthly life drawing day and various Art workshops. She lives and works in Bideford in North Devon and has a passion for gardening and sea swimming.Siren print - women as strong singular entities, powerful warriors- a female samurai, and significant now as the world considers the role of women in the military, this is not new news - history is a vital part of establishing equality and questioning inappropriate patriarchy and sexism. Do you see a sex object or a person / a soldier or a.. ?
Rosie is big fan of Manga animation - a current favourite is the Blue Eyed Samurai, seemingly a nod to this female Japanese warrior.
Nijiima Yae (新島 八重, born Yamamoto Yae (山本 八重); 1 December 1845 – 14 June 1932), also known as Yamamoto Yaeko (山本 八重子), was a Japanese female warrior (ona bugeisha), nurse and scholar of the late Edo period who lived into the early Shōwa period.Skilled in gunnery, she helped defend Aizu during the Boshin War, earning her the nickname of the “Bakumatsu Joan of Arc”. she went on to establish a school for girl.
Monoprint from a series of 5 on 100% recycled hand made cotton rag paper, water based ink and gold glaze.
35x42cm
Framed under glass
Edition of 5