Cathleen toelke biography for kids
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Interview with Marc Burckhardt
by Cathleen ToelkeJune 18,
Historical art shows us where we came from. Contemporary art reflects where we are now. Marc Burckhardt, a widely published and recognized artist from Austin, Texas, combines the two.
What led you to use an array of historical influences to create commentaries on the present?
"American Thoroughbred", acrylic & oil on wood
Wow—into the deep end of the pool! I grew up in a small town in Texas, but my folks were university professors and my father was from Europe, so we spent large portions of our summers overseas with his family. My mother was a painter as well, so I grew up visiting art museums, and like most kids, I drew all the time. That environment deeply influenced the imagery I created. I got my undergraduate degree in Art History as well as painting, and found the conceptual and symbolic language of historical work as influential as the technical aspects. Leo Steinberg's "Sexua
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