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Gwynn Murrill
Bronze Bird Relief
2005

About the Item

Bronze relief Gwynn Murrill’s work bridges figurative and abstract sculpture. Her animal figures serve as points of departure for the exploration of form, becoming vessels, which reduced to their most basic lines and shapes, elegantly echo the essence of the subject. Gwynn Murrill’s first solo show was at Rico Mizuno’s Los Angeles gallery in 1972. Since this introductory exhibition, her process has continually evolved. Gwynn’s initial pieces, sculpted from found wood, which she had laminated into large blocks, gave way to stone and marble carvings in the early 1980’s. By 1990, Gwynn was casting most of her pieces in bronze. She has presented over 40 solo shows and has been involved in more than 50 group exhibitions. In December 2005, Gwynn unveiled her large, open-air, installation: ‘Cougar Pond’, a fountain piece, which combines sculpture with architectural elements. Currently, Gwynn’s set of 5 Tigers can be seen at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Massachusetts (near Boston). This continuous showing will run through Spring 2009. Gwynn is drawn to animal forms due to their complex beauty. She says: “My interest lies in the fact that I use the subject as a means to create a form that is abstract and figurative at the same time. It is a challenge to try and take the form that nature makes so well and to derive my own interpretation of it. I spend many hours perfecting a piece with the goal to utilize all of the negative space surrounding the form as a vehicle for the abstract part of the sculpture. The negative space is as important to my sculpture as the positive space, evoking somewhat of a Yin and Yang relationship. Most of the animals I work with are also a part of our life here in the U.S., and I truly enjoy expressing my appreciation of their existence.” Over her career, Gwynn has received many prestigious accolades; among them are a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Prix di Roma Fellowship from the American Academy in Rome, and a purchase award from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Gwynn’s work is held by many private collections and can been seen in number of public commissions throughout the country and across the globe. The American Embassy in Singapore displays one of her Eagles, as does the Target Corporation Headquarters in Minneapolis. The City of Obihiro, Japan installed 7 of Gwynn’s Deer along its main thoroughfares in 2003, and Los Angeles’ Grand Hope Park is home to a collection of three coyotes, a hawk, and one snake. Gwynn is also presently working through a number of southern California public art projects. Her ‘Fountain’ for the West L. A. Animal Shelter is due for completion Winter 2007. She has also just begun an extensive sculpture and relief commission for a highly visible location in Pasadena, CA

Creator:
Gwynn Murrill (1942, American)
Creation Year:
2005
Dimensions:
Height: 16.13 in (40.98 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Santa Fe, NM
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU35631058263

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