Marc Burckhardt
| Marc Burckhardt | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Baylor University, B.A. Art Center College of Design. BFA 1989 |
| Known for | illustration, Fine Art |
Marc Burckhardt (born 1962) is an American fine artist and illustrator. Burckhardt’s work juxtaposes historical genres and symbolism with contemporary themes. The artist uses a mix of both oil and acrylic paints in a modern variation of the Old Masters techniques of monochromatic underpainting and color glazing, often executing his work on wood panels. Burckhardt is additionally known for combining some paintings with pressed metal facades, historically known as rizas or oklads, forming elaborate patterns in the metal to create a jacket-like patterned covering[1][2]
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Early life and education
Burckhardt was born in Germany to German-born Jochem and U.S. born Chris Christenson Burckhardt. He grew up in Waco, Texas, where his parents worked as university professors at Baylor University.[3][4] His mother was a painter and visiting art museums was common for the family.[5] The artist credits this combination of the American South and German culture with planting deep roots both in folk art and the darker vision of Flemish painters.[6]
The artist attended Baylor University, receiving an undergraduate degree in art history and printmaking. Burckhardt went on to receive a BFA from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with honors in 1989.[2][6]
Early Influences
The artist's early influences were the painters Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach[disambiguation needed], and Diego Rivera, but also comic artists such as Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton.[6] Burckhardt was additionally influenced by the writings of art historian Leo Steinberg,[2] and his landmark work The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion.[5]
Work
Burckhardt is quoted as saying that both his fine arts work and his commercial work is less influenced by any one artist and more with periods and genres such as Medieval religious icons, early American and English sporting paintings as well as craft-based workaday art that the artist observes "served to aggrandize the subject rather than the artist".[6]
Fine arts and gallery work
The artist's work is in numerous private collections, including that of the estate of Johnny Cash, who commissioned Burckhardt to paint a portrait of his wife June Carter Cash for his home outside Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Burckhardt's fine art works have been shown throughout the United States and internationally, at locations such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Art Institute of Boston, Art Basel in Miami, Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland, SCOPE in New York, The Martin Museum of Art (Texas), The Lisle Station Museum (Chicago), Mindy Solomon Gallery (Miami), Marder Gallery (Bridgehampton), Bash Contemporary (San Francisco).[1]
Many of the artist's gallery works are what Burckhardt describes as "'possession-oriented portraiture' in which the animals, or ships, or people, aren't what they appear to be; they're placeholders for desires, fears, and ideals."[5]
Commercial illustration
Burckhardt's illustration work has illustrated the covers of many books, album/CD covers and been featured in print magazines such as Rolling Stone, Texas Monthly, Oxford American, Time magazine and many others.[7]
The artist is recognized for his portraiture work, which has been commissioned by Major League Baseball, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Sony Records and others.[7]
Product labeling and branding illustration
- Bonny Doon, Angel Paille, wine label [8]
- Bonny Doon, Riesling to Live, wine label [9]
- Bridgeport Brewing, Hop Czar, beer label [10]
- Advanced Nutrients, Connoisseur, nutrient label [11]
Album & compact disc covers and packaging
- June Carter Cash Wildwood Flower, Dualtone Records [12]
- Charlie Haden Rambling Boy, Decca-Universal Records [13]
- John Hiatt Compilation It'll Come To You, Vanguard Records [14]
- Julian Casablancas Phrazes for the Young, Cult Records [15]
- Johnny Cash "The Legend", Sony Records (2006 Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package)
Children's & young adult book illustration
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Awards and service
Awards
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Service
- President of the Illustration Conference[17]
- Chair of the Society of Illustrators 47th Annual[17]
Personal life
The artist lives in Austin, Texas and teaches illustration at Texas State University, in nearby San Marcos, Texas.[2]
See also
References
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- American illustrators
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- Living people
- Contemporary painters
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