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DAVID BURTON. R (born 13th january 1961) is a Welsh Artist specialising in Abstract Paintings and Collages, Sculpture and Poetry. Son of Sheila (nee Richardson) and Arnold. The Artists Signature of dB.R is in honour of Mothers Maiden name of Richardson.

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Self Taught Artist, Works from the 1980's concentrated on Urban Subjects, often Semi Detached Houses, Bungalows and Garages, showing life of the Towns, Washing on Lines, Garden Sheds and Tree's etc.in Oils, Inks and Graphite. Many of these Works have been lost or destroyed by the Artist himself. 1985 to 1995 saw a break from Painting when the Artist concentrated on other issues. A return to Painting in the mid to late 1990's saw a new direction and complete change of style with the wild Welsh Landscape as the subject for his emotional vision, in particular the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire. Exhibitions followed and with it Critical success and much Media attention. The Artist has also appeared in several Art Documentaries on TV. Recent work has been in Mixed Media, using Industrial and Spray Paints combined with Found Objects, peices of Wood, Cider Cans and Glue. Many works inspired by the Welsh Valleys Landscape. A major Retrospective Exhibition was held at Scolton Manor Museum in 2005 and recent One Man Exhibitions have been held at Pontypool Museum and Art Gallery and the DAVID BURTON COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE is housed within Scolton Manor Museum near Haverfordwest. David Burtons works are owned by many Public Collections and Museums within the UK and Private Collections Worldwide. Listed in the Publications WHOS WHO IN ART and THE INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. FROM NOW TO ZERO, THE WORK OF DAVID BURTON was Published by Scolton Manor Museum and is to be found in the Libraries of the Tate Gallery, The National Library of Wales and the Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin in the USA. Considered by many to be one of the most exciting Welsh Contemporary Artists, with a personal life as colourful as his Paintings, Burton has been the subject of many articles and reviews. Personal problems of Depression and Anxiety has often been the underlying inspiration for work, with one body of Mixed Media Drawings and Paintings relying solely on the beneficial qualities of Art as Therapy. At the Private View of a recent One Man Exhibition, the TV and Film Producer Clive Flowers said,  ' ...... David had just come out of a dark place, a black hole, which so many Great Artists suffer from'.

In recent years Burton has made Sculptures and written Poetry.

See also www.youtube.com/david burton.R