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Richard Burnside (American 1944-2020) Yellow cat Acrylic and applied pinecone on panel - 24 x 24" signed lower right - Although Burnside held many jobs throughout his life, painting remained his most consistent focus. Some art historians and curators believe that Burnside's subjects are "an Africanized mythology from biblical stories, folktales, and even nursery rhymes". "He finds motifs of his paintings in other artworks and in every-day objects, from Army insignia to beer mugs and telephone poles, and has invented personal symbols that he terms his 'Roman Alphabet.' These symbols including spiders, snakes and other creatures most often surround his depictions of flat, round, mask-like faces, which he has seen in dreams and 'coming out of the walls.' He titles his frontal, staring figures kings, queens, and priests.'"