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Bruce Murphy
Untitled Blue (Gestural Abstract Painting on Paper in Richly Pigmented Color)

2022

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Gestural abstract expressionist painting on canvas in colorful hues blue, pink, and green on a silver background "Untitled Blue", 2022 by Bruce Murphy 40.5 x 40.5 inches, enamel paint on archival paper 41 X 41 X 1.5 inches framed, dry mounted on panel and framed in a black metal frame with silver leaf face Signed, verso In a new series of paintings by Bruce Murphy one experiences constantly shifting patterns of energies that capture the ineffable sensation of an infinite void. Murphy loves color, particularly subtle shades of pastel that shimmer in changing light. Metallic powders give golden and silver highlights to intuitive mark markings that move across an ethereal field of color. While non-representational in subject, his work is rooted in the sublime influences of nature and have titles that suggest existential musings. This particular work is richly pigmented with neon orange, pink and cobalt blues. Gestural sweeps of a palette knife reveal hidden layers of color under the surface of gold and silver metallic powders. The artist frames his works on paper by dry mounting them to a panel, and then framing them in a metal floater frame. He powder coats the front edge with silver leaf to compliment the painting. About the work: Texas native Bruce Murphy brings us a new series of paintings using his preferred materials of enamel paint and various metallic powders. Over the years, we have seen Murphy’s abstract color compositions take on characteristics of landscapes where horizon lines distinctly separate land from sky in minimalist blocks of color. In the new work, Murphy introduces a grid work of straight, measured lines that pierce through the expansive color schemes with the implied specificity of an Agnes Martin. Diaphanous clouds of color are layered within veils of gold and silver metallic powders. A true master of this medium, the artist’s deft application results in a suavely knitted fabric of shimmering light that not only reflects but also emits from, through and behind the nebula of color. Murphy, who cites Pierre Bonnard as a major influence, invents a universe on a two dimensional plane where his marks and incisions become points in the cosmos. Bruce Murphy obtained a BFA in painting from the Parson’s School of Design in New York City. After a long career in graphic design, he now lives in Rhinecliff, NY and devotes himself full-time to his art.
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