"Mattel's Battle Cat (Masters of the Universe, 1982)", Oil on Canvas, 2006, 48" x 102"
"Toy Biz' Captain America (Marvel Superheroes, 1990)", Oil on Canvas, 2008, 33 x 101"
An interesting sensibility that is, perhaps, inevitably and profoundly influenced by popular culture. The transformation in scale of the figurines lends a sense of monumentality, albeit a tentative and fragile one, as with all attempts to recapture the recollection of childhood memories.
Burden's other series of flags, with made-up icons and symbols, continues this twin allusion to grandeur and artificiality.
Flag #1, Polyester, 2006, 30" x 48"
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