When asked why painting the human figure was so important painter Scott
Burdick was matter-of-fact. “Because we are human,” he said. “If an
alien species were to come down today, they wouldn’t respond to the
human form or face like we do. Just like pictures of lobsters don’t
remind us of our parents or children. We are human, and we are most
tied up in other people and our relationships to each other.”
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