Richard Burlet's painting style is certainly inspired by Art Nouveau, each portrait is different, expressing a unique personality that seems to flow from—and blend into–the carefully chosen ornamental details. The largely artificial aesthetic distinctions between art and design; depth and surface; background and foreground; originality and imitation are put to the test—and, ultimately, rendered meaningless—by Richard Burlet’s breathtakingly beautiful art, much as they were by Klimt, his inspir
