BURG Contemporary Graffiti Street Art Mixed Media Painted Female Bust Sculptures

This dynamic pair of sculptural busts by graffiti-inspired artist BURG embodies the bold, irreverent energy of street art fused with figurative abstraction. Hand crafted and vibrantly hand-painted, each female bust exhibits expressive faces and exaggerated features that blur the line between the whimsical and the macabre. One figure dons a green, helmet-like head covering scattered with cartoonish, all-seeing eyes, while the other is partially skinned, exposing a bright yellow spine and grinning skull on its reverse side—underscoring themes of duality, identity, and mortality. Both sculptures feature vivid, high-contrast colors—hot pink, lemon yellow, cyan, and black—layered with graphic symbols like Xs, stitched motifs, and expressive facial details. The overall effect is raw yet playful, with echoes of underground comix, punk aesthetics, and 1980s-era pop-surrealism. BURG’s signature blend of street art and surrealism results in an arresting visual statement that is at once humorous,