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Paula MurrayPermeable Skin - white, contemporary, abstract, porcelain, sculpture2024
2024
$4,200
£3,188.57
€3,647.04
CA$5,868.01
A$6,526.51
CHF 3,407.94
MX$79,420.65
NOK 43,524.58
SEK 40,818.38
DKK 27,219.27
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This white ceramic vessel’s organic shape was inspired by nature.
The ethereal ceramic work of Paula Murray is valued for its timeless beauty. The Canadian artist’s work is often inspired by nature realized in the organic shape and color palette. Using her own recipe for clay, over multiple firings, Murray's hand forms her vessels employing a number of different techniques to infill, knit together, sandblast, or burnish the interior/exterior of her work. This creamy white piece displays her unique signature—fine craquelure or ruptures of the surface defined in a darker color inside, adding subtle texture and definition outside.
“Tested are the limits of endurance and resilience. I create works evocative of the precarious nature of existence. I look for beauty in the struggle.” Paula Murray
“For Paula Murray, the clay vessel is a canvas to explore the tensions of life’s many paradoxes: culture and nature, deliberation and chance, fragility and strength, and, most importantly, the individual and the collective.”
Rachel Gottlieb, Ceramics Curator
Paula Murray was born in Ottawa and studied science at the University of Ottawa and ceramics at Sheridan College. Elected to the International Academy of Ceramics (2017) and the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts (2006) she has based her full-time studio practice from Meech Lake, in Gatineau Park since 1980.
Exhibiting in prestigious exhibitions in Canada, Italy, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Portugal, Romania, and the USA, she has received several awards and creation grants.
In 2021, Paula Murray was awarded one of the highest honors granted by the Quebec government in recognition of an exceptional career in the arts—the Prix d’excellence from le Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec.
Public collections include the World Korean Ceramic Foundation Museum, Yingge Ceramic Museum, Taiwan, Museum of Ceramics, Faenza Italy, Canada House, London, UK, and in Canada the Gardiner Museum, Museum of History, and Art Bank.
- Creator:Paula Murray (Canadian)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29115269322
Paula Murray
Paula Murray studied ceramics at Sheridan College and completed a residency at the Banff Centre before launching a successful career. She has received multiple grants and awards from the Ontario Crafts Council, the Canada Council and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. She has completed many public commissions, including pieces for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. Murray's ceramics have been gifted by the Canadian government to dignitaries such as U.S. President George W. Bush and UN Secretary Kofi Annan. Her work is held in private, corporate and public collections, including Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Banff Centre, the Gardiner Museum and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. In 2006, Murray was elected member of the RCA. In 2017, she was elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics.
(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
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