JT Burke | “In Paradisum Cantavit”
Mural Unveiling
September 8th, 6-8pm
Fabrik Projects Gallery
2636 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 730-6074
HOURS
Tues. – Fri. 11am-5pm
Sat. 11am-6pm
“In Paradisum Cantavit” – (Google Latin for “The Paradise Crew”) – is a 53’ wide mural created by JT Burke that will be unveiled at Fabrik Projects Gallery on Saturday, September 8, opening day of the Los Angeles fall art season. This outdoor mural is composed of Burke’s original photos of vintage costume jewelry and brass figurines, assembled together digitally to create an eye-popping panorama of cheeky characters that are the inhabitants of his visionary world.
This highly detailed, large-scale image is an ambitious continuation of Burke’s series of images that envision Paradise as a beautiful myth and a concoction of human desire. His use of jewelry and ornamental objects as the building blocks of his joyous utopia ties together tangible objects from the human world with a vision of mankind’s ultimate beauty.
JT Burke is now represented by Fabrik Projects Gallery. “In Paradisum Cantavit” will remain on view through 2019.
About JT Burke
Jeffrey Thomas Burke received a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1981, and an (hon)MS from Brooks Institute of Photography in 1999. His work has been exhibited in New York City, Bristol UK, Basel Switzerland, Barcelona Spain, Naples Italy and throughout Southern California. A former advertising photographer and commercial director, Burke was an early pioneer of digital capture and manipulation.
JT Burke lives and works in South Pasadena, CA.
About Fabrik Projects Gallery
Fabrik champions new ideas in contemporary art by providing a platform to nurture emerging and mid-career artists, enabling them to take risks.
Fabrik Projects Gallery
2636 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 730-6074
HOURS
Tues. – Fri. 11am-5pm
Sat. 11am-6pm
