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Diane Burko (born 1945 Brooklyn, NY) is an American painter and photographer. Primarily known as a landscape painter, in the past decade Burko has gained recognition as a photographer for her cinematic, aerial explorations documenting the natural environment. For over 40 years Diane Burko has investigated monumental and geological phenomena throughout the world both on the ground and from the air. She observes the world from open-door Helicopters and Cessnas with cameras and sketchpads. Her paintings are derived from that process. Her subjects include the Pacific Northwest, the fjords of Scandinavia, the volcanoes of Hawaii, and her home environment in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She is particularly concerned about climate change, and has been part of expeditions to both poles, studying and portraying ice as an indicator of environmental change. Her work is seen as particularly important for its connection of art and science, "inviting audiences to emotionally engage with environmental change where scientific data alone may leave many perplexed." Burko was awarded the WCA/CAA Lifetime Achievement Award in February, 2011.〔(WCA Lifetime Achievement Award ). Nationalwca.org. Retrieved on 2014-02-01.〕 A retrospective show, ''Diane Burko: Water Matters'', at LewAllen Gallery in Santa Fe, NM featured paintings and prints from the twenty-five years of Burko's practice. == Biography == Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1945, Burko graduated from Skidmore College in 1966 where she received her B.S. in art history and painting. She continued her study of painting earning an M.F.A. in 1969 from the Graduate School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania and continues to live and work in Philadelphia and Bucks County. After graduating, Burko went on to become professor emeritus of the Community College of Philadelphia where she taught from 1969-2000. During her time at CCP, Burko founded the transfer art program. Throughout her career, Burko has taught at various schools across the country such as Princeton University, Arizona State University and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1976, Ivan Karp offered Burko a “Dealer’s Showcase” at OK Harris Gallery in New York, NY, which attracted the attention of critic David Bourdon, who reviewed her solo exhibition in ''The Village Voice''.〔Bourdon, David, “There’s a New Kid or Two in Town,” Village Voice, June 1977〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.okharris.com/ )〕 The following year, while flying with Light and Space artist James Turrell in his Helio Courier over the Grand Canyon, Burko captured her first aerial photographs of the landscape. Since 1977, she has produced thousands of photographs, many of which have served as source material for her landscape paintings. In 1989, the Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund awarded Burko a grant to fund a six-month residency in Giverny, France. The paintings which resulted from this residency met with positive reviews in the United States. The Washington Post praised Burko's "distinctive approach to composition."〔Wilson, Janet, “Diane Burko’s Lasting Impressions,” The Washington Post, July 6, 1991, Illust.〕 While in France, Burko and painter Joan Mitchell visited one another's studios. In 1993 Burko was awarded a residency at the Rockefeller Study and Conference Center in Bellagio where she painted en plein air for five weeks. This culminated in her 1994 Locks Gallery exhibition, “Luci ed Ombra di Bellagio" - "The Light and Shadow of Bellagio.” Robert Rosenblum, who first took an interest in Burko's work in 1976, wrote the accompanying catalog essay.〔Diane Burko, Luci ed Ombra di Bellagio - The Light and Shadow of Bellagio, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Essay: Robert Rosenblum, 1994〕 Other critics and curators who have written about Burko's work include: Lawrence Alloway, Roberta Fallon,〔Fallon, Roberta, "Planet Rock," Philadelphia Weekly, March 22–28, 2006, illust.〕 Pat Hogan,〔Hogan, Pat, "Climate Control," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2006〕 Leslie Kaufman,〔Kaufman, Leslie; "Women's Art Is Never Done", Inside, Fall 2006, illust.〕 Cate McQuaid,〔McQuaid, Cate, "(Touching the Void )," The Boston Globe, March 19, 2006, illust.〕 Preston McLane, Edith Newhall,〔Newhall, Edith, "Galleries: Paintings depicting the effects of global warming," Philadelphia Inquirer, February 28, 2010〕〔Newhall, Edith, "Painter a natural photographer," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 2006, Illust.〕〔Newhall, Edith, "Looking Skyward for a Peak," March 17, 2006〕 John Perreault, Carter Ratcliff,〔Ratcliff, Carter, "Diane Burko: The Volcano Series," Woman's Art Journal, Fall 2002 / Winter 2003.〕 Libby Rosof,〔Rosof, Libby, "(Burko and Apfelbaum-power women at Locks )", The artblog, February 18, 2010〕 Julie Sasse, Amy Schlegel, Ed Sozanski,〔Sozanski, Ed, "Painters and watery inspiration", The Philadelphia Inquirer: Arts and Entertainment, July 6, 2008〕〔Sozanski, Edward J., "New Directions and Some New Artists," The Philadelphia Inquirer, Friday, October 20, 2000, Illust.〕〔Sozanski, Edward J., “Diane Burko at Marian Locks,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 7, 1988, Illust.〕 and Michael Tomor. In 1996 Burko won a $200,000 Public Art commission sponsored by the RDA of Philadelphia and the Marriott Hotel.〔“One Percent” Public Art Commission awarded by the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia, Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, 1996.〕 Burko's artwork appears on The Fairmount Park Art Association Public Art Tour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diane Burko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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