Palais des Pétales

Burton Morris

60″ × 48″ (each)

Acrylic, Spray Paint, and Layered Silkscreen on Canvas (Triptych)

Palais de Pétales is presented as part of Burton Morris’ solo exhibition Icons in Bloom at MASH Gallery. The work is a monumental triptych from the Sea of Roses series, where the single rose is transformed into a sweeping, immersive field. Across three interconnected panels, black silkscreened blossoms accumulate and dissolve against a luminous white ground, creating a rhythmic expanse that reads as both ornamental pattern and abstract environment. The rose, long associated with beauty, romance, and luxury, is multiplied until it becomes architecture.

In Morris’ earlier contemporary pop art paintings, bold color blocks and crisp outlines aligned his work with the graphic immediacy of classic Pop Art. Influenced by artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, those compositions emphasized mechanical clarity and icon recognition. In this new body of work, Morris departs from that tight containment. Through layered silkscreen, spray paint, and hand-painted acrylic, repetition becomes fluid and cumulative rather than fixed. Each rose overlaps, fades, and resurfaces, creating tonal variation and visual depth that challenge the historical flatness associated with pop art.

The triptych format amplifies this evolution. Instead of isolating the icon, Morris extends it across panels, allowing the image to expand beyond a single frame. The composition becomes an immersive visual architecture of line and density, where individual blossoms dissolve into collective movement. This approach reflects Morris’ broader shift toward process-driven, layered compositions he describes as “perfect imperfections,” reopening the icon and allowing it to breathe through variation and energy.

Palais de Pétales redefines contemporary pop art by merging the legacy of silkscreen repetition with the spatial ambition of large-scale abstraction. The work bridges luxury symbolism and minimalist restraint, expanding Pop Art’s conceptual boundaries and positioning Morris within a new chapter of the movement’s evolution.

Price: $12,500.00 (each)

Can be sold individually or as a triptych.