YOU HAVE THE ANSWER
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Internationally acclaimed graphic artist and designer Anthony Burrill is returning once again to Jealous, this time showcasing his latest prints alongside a hand-painted wall mural. Within this new body of works, Burrill uses the habitually-used ampersand to act as an emblem for human connection.
Large monochromatic screen-prints will line the walls, some of which were created in the Jealous Print Studios. They’ll be accompanied by a huge mural at centre-stage; spanning an entire wall of the gallery. Alongside these works, the artist has created a special limited edition poster and collectable postcards. “In January 2020 the public artwork ‘YOU & ME & ME & YOU’ was unveiled in the historic centre of Leeds. The artwork has grown to become part of the fabric of the city and a daily part of the lives of the people who live and work there. The message of the mural is about the importance and simplicity of human connection.
The exhibition will feature new bold, graphic artworks which have never before been exhibited to the public.
The key part of the work is the ampersand. It represents the glue that holds our relationships together. The ‘AND’ in YOU & ME. It’s this connection that makes every human interaction important. The prints and mural in the exhibition take the form of the ampersand, in this case the same type that was used in the Leeds mural, and creates abstract patterns using a repeat and rotation of the letterform. The interlocked shapes remind us of how we are linked with other people. How those alliances are interdependent and shape the fabric of our lives.
Anthony Burrill, 2022
Mural installed in collaboration with Many Hands
‘YOU HAVE THE ANSWER’ will run between 27th October – 20th November at Jealous East, 53 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3PT. All photographs © Dunja Opalko @dunjaopalko
Anthony Burrill
Graphic Artist
Graphic artist Anthony Burrill combines a knack for simplicity that packs a punch with analogue craft skills and powerful, positive messages. Burrill frequently collaborates with other forward thinking creatives across disciplines spanning music, architecture, curation, education and more; pushing his traditional discipline of choice, letterpress printing, into bold new territories. Installations, events and work in three dimensions punctuate Burrill’s practice. As well as his self authored work and commissioned design, Burrill makes regular appearances at events and talks worldwide. He also runs creative workshops attended by students and creative professionals alike. Burrill was born in Littleborough, Lancashire. After studying Graphic Design at Leeds Polytechnic he completed an MA in Graphic Design at the Royal College of Art, London. He now lives and works on the Isle of Oxney, Kent.
