This website features the work and related information for contemporary artist Matthew Burrows
There are many times when one is distracted from the marvellous state of impermanency these paintings invoke by the artist's technical fixings and Burrows may be one of the absurdistly figurative (British) contemporary painters, but, plainly, one of the best.
Rebecca Geldard's Top 10 London Shows May and June 2009 Saatchi Gallery Online
Matthew Burrows is an artist living and working in the UK. He graduated with a Master's Degree in painting from the Royal College of Art in 1995, and has spent the last ten years exploring the relationship between the figure, story telling and contemporary culture. Burrows creates images of historical and fictional characters. From Narcissus and Echo to the saints of history and legend, his work attempts to find a means of picturing our complex relationship with desire. He has exhibited widely nationally and internationally and has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships. Most recently he was a prize winner at the John Moores 24 the UK's most prestigious painting prize.
The Seer 2008