Celebrating the genius of David Bowie featuring his paintings of
the red monkey, Iggy Pop and his self portrait. NASA
photographs of the planets. Music from "Outside". The Motel and I'm
Deranged written by David Bowie. Virgin Records. Pattern designs by Donald Jordan. Powered
by ONADIME. Visualmyth by Patrick Burke.
Navajo Corn Grinding Song. From Indian Ceremonials, filmed and produced
in 1954 by Ernest Kleinberg. Original sound. Public Domain.
La Bête Humaine, Jean Renoir, 1938 - train scene. Public Domain.
Visualmyth by Patrick Burke.
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakech Express. Warner Music Group.
Fortunes of War - BBC, WGBH Boston, Pirimetime TV, train scene. Pablo
Picasso, Garçon à la Pipe. Visualmyth by Patrick Burke. Mr. Electrico - Ray Bradbury. Jesse Bernstein on the radio. Filmed in the studio of Edd Cox, 619 Western Ave. Seattle. Visualmyth by Patrick Burke. Edd Cox in the freight elevator, 619 Western Ave. Seattle. The end of an era. In the 40 years of studio life he's been to the moon and back 3 times, all north and south, from terra firma to terra alta firma, with an abundance of "moon rocks" and other auras. The Doors, "Riders On The Storm." Remix PB.
Pange Lingua. Written by Thomas Aquinas. Gregorian Choir of Paris. Medieval Gregorian Chant.
Cycladic Figures 2700-2300 BC. Badische Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Visualmyth by Patrick Burke. A visual exploration of imagery and sound from different generations and cultures.
Marvin Gaye, "Mercy Mercy Me". Written by Marvin Gaye. Produced by
Marvin Gaye. Tamla Records. 1971. Liberation of the Netherlands 1945,
Public Domain footage. Rembrant van Rijn, Public Domain images.
Amsterdam Canal footage by Xewat Studios. Photo: Rijksmuseum Library.
Visualmyth by Patrick Burke.
A paper cutout as the template for a cuerda seca tile made in Sevilla, Spain. Using the techinque taught to the Spanish by the Moors. Embedded in the wall of a 16th century canal house, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
I became an artist in 1979 after spending three years as a commercial fisherman in Alaska where I fished for King Crab, shrimp, halibut and salmon on the North Pacific and on the Bering Sea. It was an amazing experience; inspired by sleep deprivation and the urge to survive I began to draw and paint. Prior to fishing I considered myself a writer, soaking up experiences, writing prose, poetry and short stories. I also spent 3 years as a herdsman on dairy farms in Vermont and in Washington state, my thinking at the time was that if I learned to fish and farm I would be a true Irishman, and I would always be able to get a job.
So I experienced the "ancient/primal" occupations. I have exhibited my work in galleries in the US and Europe. In 1991 I had the good fortune of being the first American artist to have an exhibit in East Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Kulturhaus Treptow. My current goal is to write as much as I paint, combine unseen elements - create a big circle for the wind to blow through, causing sound. "There's plenty where plenty comes from."
email:visualmyth@gmail.com
