In the realm of acrylic on canvas, Ainsley Burrows explores the tactile essence of his chosen mediums. Employing expressive gestures, he orchestrates the paint, embracing its innate flow. Ainsley's artistic journey unfolds through diverse styles—expressionism, cubism, and folk art—each a canvas for scrutinizing and reimagining the colonial legacy left by European maestros such as Picasso and Modigliani. In this intricate dance of styles, he pays homage to Black visionaries like Basquiat and Lawrence, crafting a narrative that transcends artistic boundaries.

Throughout 2021 and 2022, Ainsley Burrows meticulously crafted the Immigration series—a collection of ten paintings that serve as profound reflections on the experiences and global impact of immigrants. Utilizing his brush as a storyteller, Burrows intricately weaves memories and interpretations into each multi-layered image. Noteworthy works such as Troubled Waters (2021), Separation (2022), and A Way of Being Free (2023) emerge as canvases where he interprets the beauty, complexity, and at times illusory memories of a nation shaped by the ubiquitous contributions of immigrants. Positioned life-sized before oversized frames, Burrows intimately shares his emotional state, capturing these narratives through unceasing movements and emotive swaths of blues, blacks, and whites. Coined as Neo-Chaos, this technique serves as a conduit, imprinting the perceived turbulence of immigration onto the canvas, echoing the dance of his distinctive String Theory technique. In this artistic exploration, Burrows proposes a poetic parallel, suggesting that immigrants, akin to the unsung particles in String Theory, are the elemental threads binding humanity together.