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So Many Series w/ artist Anthony Burks Sr.
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Artists should be comfortable blazing their own paths. Even if it take you outside the norms of Black figuration and makes people look at you funny. Today’s guest, Anthony Burks Sr., knows all about that. As a Black artist using animals as his main subjects he has stories of people that didn’t want his work at first but the beautiful compositions, the masterful drawing and the spirit that he puts into the work is undeniable. Anthony talks about his animals, his creative drive, how he approaches his business and survives as an artist. It’s a wide ranging art conversation for yall today. We know you like that good art talk right here on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 192 topics include:
the love of drawing
staying in your lane as an artist
painting animals as a Black artist
turning his home into a gallery
handling commissions
Zero Empty Spaces art studio and collective
using social media to get clients
how to get support at a fundraiser
the art hustle in Florida
Anthony Burks, a native Floridian, is a conceptual fine and commercial artist. He works in numerous forms of media including charcoal, pen & ink, pastels, watercolor, and color pencil. The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale graduate has won awards and contests including Best of Show in several different art shows. He has worked and collaborated with numerous companies and organizations over the years through his 30-year company with his wife, Trina Slade-Burks, ATB Fine ArtGroup Inc. (ATB).
Anthony has exhibited his artwork at various galleries, museums, and events. He also utilizes his skills to encourage artistic youth and adults to further pursue their own creative talents and to help promote the arts. He has co-curated varies exhibitions including Continuum PB Arts Fair, Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition, Karibu and Boys II Men Art Expo just to name a few. These exhibitions have provided opportunities for emerging, mid-career and established artists and have exposed them to collectors who may not have had the opportunity otherwise.Over the last 20 years, he has also provided opportunities through arts education and artistic techniques to develop artistic skills in drawing and art appreciation.
See more: Anthony Burks Sr. website + Anthony Burks Sr. IG @ampburks
Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio
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