When I joined the Silvermine Guild back in 1967, I was, at age 21, the youngest artist at that time to have ever been accepted. Later that year, I was juried into the Art of the Northeast, and thus began my art career in earnest after having been an unhappy Electrical Engineering and Drama student at Carnegie Tech - now Carnegie Mellon - and alma mater of Andy Warhol. Being part of the Silvermine community on and off since 1967 has served as the North Star to my career in art by illuminating my path, offering guidance, opportunities, and an immense amount of credibility. In terms of prestige and name recognition, Silvermine is the Gold - or should I say Silver - standard among all art organizations.
My work is all about transitions, large and small, near and far, through time, space and emotions, that are part of our daily lives. From here to there and back again, lenticular imagery allows me to explore each experience in a fresh and somewhat cinematic way. During the time spent with these animated images you will be enlisted as a collaborator, controlling the speed, sequence, and ultimately, the significance of what you see. They will only be as meaningful as the stories you are willing to bring to them. What is art after all, if not a thoughtful confection of deception composed of paint, pixels, clay or steel, conceived to tease the truth out of you and me.
Lifelong Westport resident Miggs Burroughs graduated from Carnegie Mellon’s drama department in Pittsburgh, PA in 1967, afterwhich he ditched drama and took up art. Sales of his early Pop Art prints and paintings lead to commissions, and at the tender age of 26, he was asked to design a U.S. Postage Stamp, and shortly after, four covers for TIME Magazine during the Watergate era, including Richard Nixon’s resignation cover. An Easter Egg he was asked to design for the Reagan White House sat on the President’s desk and now resides in the Smithsonian. In 2023 he had a one man show of his cutting edge lenticular imagery in the lobby of the United Nations headquarters in NewYork City.
To inquire about the availability of Miggs Burrough's work, call Silvermine Gallery at 203-966-9700 x 220 or visit our gallery store, Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm.
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Silvermine Arts Center