Statement:

Existential conditions are often considered places of creative departure, as limitations can be recognized and reframed to define relationships between objects, spaces, and experiences. Instincts and mistakes are embraced as vital. They lead to personal coincidences that illuminate forms and narratives, translate ineffable sensations, and ultimately reveal the human condition.

Reflecting on how we are influenced and cope as human beings, my creative practice involves meditations distilling experiences, emotions, and moments through the exploration of material potentialities, manipulated textural layers, and the deconstruction of cultural semiotics.

Bio:

Scottie Burgess is a native to Colorado. He received dual BFA’s with emphases in Digital Design and Sculpture/Transmedia at the University of Colorado Denver, graduating with honors. Burgess earned a scholarship to study at the Bemis School of Art as a child. Later, his interests took him to explore other creative disciplines, including philosophy and music technology, revolving around the transpersonal ritualistic nature of rave and club culture manifested through electronically driven live sound. Burgess’s current creative practice is predominantly visual installation and sculptural based, ranging from the digital to the physical. He is currently a resident artist at RedLine Contemporary Art Center, was a resident artist and fellow at the MOA: Museum of Outdoor Arts, was a member at Pirate: Contemporary Art, and is active in the performance iron casting community. His work has been exhibited nationally, including in the Biennial 600: Textile/Fiber at the AMoA, Amarillo Museum of Art, has been honored to be part of the meaningful pro-feminist exhibition Pink Progression, and has been featured in publications including The Guardian and Colossal.

In addition to studio and public art, Burgess has a background in design, including studying in Copenhagen at DIS. His design endeavors have involved the development of The Center of Arts as Systemic Change, employing interdisciplinary creatives to advance profound awareness-based change. He has collaborated with Farm to Spaceship, bridging the digital and physical with interactive installations using PLAY as the mode to assist local artists, stimulate local businesses, and spark creativity during the pandemic. He has also been certified by INDEX: Design to Improve Life, aiming to use creativity as a tool to facilitate positive change worldwide.