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R T I S T P R O F I L E
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i o g r a p h y
Burton J.
Dodge creates a new art for a new century by blending arts
and the traditions of
the Old
Masters. "I don't think there's a separation; it's the
same thing," says Dodge,
aneclectic
whose range encompasses everything from portraits, classic
nudes, and
seascapes
to wall murals and outdoor advertising.
Born in Neptune,
NJ, in 1949, the largely self-taught Dodge learned technique
and color by
studying
the works of the Old Masters. He began his professional artistic
career as a
freestyle
sign painter at the Jersey Shore in 1975. His career achieved
new heights in
1985, when
he painted the skin of an advertising blimp for Seaworld.
In the past 11 years
he has "freestyled'
17 blimps, which he prefers to call "airships,"
for such clients as Kroger,
Budweiser
and MetLife. In 1994 he painted the world's first psychedelic
airship, thanks to
a commission
from the rock group Pink Floyd.
Dodge prefers
structures that lets him portray subjects larger than life.
The size, he says,
"creates
a sense of awe in the eyes of the person looking at the work
of art and makes
them see
things in a whole new perspective."
For more
information on Burt Dodge, see articles from "Sign
of the Times" and "The
Asbury
Park
Press".
C O N T A
C T I N F O R M A T I O N :
ph
215. 843. 0182
email: mrblimbbjdodge@aol.com
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