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The End

In this 10th year of the 3rd Millennia I am 85 years old and while not decrepit am obviously ageing. Perhaps I am soon to enact my Earth-time finale – a not an entirely unhappy thought at this time in life! Still working, I recently discovered the latest digital/laser technology (if that is what they call it) enabling small images to be blown up on canvas; not necessarily on huge canvases, but I did get carried away by the seemingly magical visual process. It also provided a way of using up various texts I’d written over the years – which to myself at least often appeared to be more meaningful than some of the iconic forums I’d previously been using. The enlarged print combined with other visually sympathetic forms – was easily readable from the viewing distance of, for example, a 120 x 90 cm canvas. Secondly, the combined pictures of text and non-textual forms became of much more poetical – event Zen interest when presented in a Fine Art, painting context.

Collectively, the works seem to achieve a not quite definitive full stop to my 60 or more years of Art and image-making. If I had to invent a name for an exhibition of the dozen or so canvas’s, prints, paintings or whatever they appear to be, I’d call it - ‘Images and words as images

As for my six or more fortunate decades of being allowed to practise as an artist, largely surviving by lecturing and teaching due to the invaluable patronage of the incomparable institutions of Britain’s Art Education system – then attempting to express gratitude for such an incredible opportunity by simply saying ‘Thank you!’ seems entirely inadequate – but ‘Thank you!’.

Laurence Burt - As people we are after all..., 2010
As people we are after all..., 2010
Laurence Burt - I am many and different persons..., 2010
I am many and different persons..., 2010
Laurence Burt - (The Way) is perfect like unto vast space..., 2010
(The Way) is perfect like unto vast space..., 2010
Laurence Burt - Now, then, yesterday - is there no existence without tense..., 2010
Now, then, yesterday - is there no existence without tense..., 2010
Laurence Burt - Epitaph, 2010
Epitaph, 2010
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