Lush Foliage Permeates Xanthe Burdett’s Delicate Portraiture
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For Xanthe Burdett, the boundary between humans and nature is thin, malleable, and always in flux. The Devon-born, London-based artist works largely in a palette of greens, layering leaves and vines atop faint figurative silhouettes. Invoking mythology and ancient cosmologies, her paintings suggest that people and plants are not only interconnected but also intrinsically one.
Beginning with a sketch, Burdett employs the Renaissance-era cartoon method of transferring her drawings to canvas, wh
Beginning with a sketch, Burdett employs the Renaissance-era cartoon method of transferring her drawings to canvas, wh
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