[12] Burgess subsequently studied Fine Art at the Byam Shaw School of Art, London[13] Burgess cites artists including Piet Mondrian, Stuart Davis, Richard Diebenkorn, David Hockney, Kurt Schwitters, and Edward Hopper as influences.
[12] Buildings by architects Pierre Koenig, William Krisel, and Donald Wexler have been the subject of Burgess's art.
[8] During his residencies at Tandem, Burgess produced lithographs, collages, relief prints, and etchings.
[12] In 2021, Burgess began work on a series of artworks for the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London[17][18] as a part of the Arts in Health program[19] run by CW+.
[20] In his collages, he uses vintage ephemera, including 1930s to 1940s matchbooks,[3] ticket stubs, and advertising,[11] many featuring midcentury typography.