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James Austin Murray Art

American
Painter James Austin Murray works within self imposed rules that allow him to create engaging paintings in pure Ivory black oil on canvas. The unadulterated pigment allows for the texture and movement of the paint to come through. Murray’s work evokes Zen sand gardens in the quiet raking of the paint. His work is meditative, and gestural, yet precise in his technique- the flat surface expands and contracts, ripples and pulses leaving the viewer with a clear sense of movement. Murray, who worked for years as a firefighter, explains that his painting practice is a way to meditate on his connection to the earth, which is enhanced by his use of handmade brushes and pigments he makes himself out of soil sourced from sites with personal or cultural importance. Murray has exhibited in New York, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Singapore, Monaco, Chicago, and Miami. His works are in the collections of the Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia, Tom Ford, and Thomas Pheasant in Washington D.C.
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Falling Into the Night

Falling Into the Night

By James Austin Murray

Located in Boca Raton, FL

James Austin Murray’s paintings are made using the most basic of means: ivory black oil paint, a canvas and wood-panel support, and wallpaper brushes—up to nine affixed to a long han...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Austin Murray Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

The Upend, Oil, Monochromatic, minimalist, black, Textured, painting, movement
The Upend, Oil, Monochromatic, minimalist, black, Textured, painting, movement

The Upend, Oil, Monochromatic, minimalist, black, Textured, painting, movement

By James Austin Murray

Located in Riverdale, NY

The Upend is a monochromatic, textured oil painting by James Austin Murray. It is an all black oil painting on wood panel. It is 36x36, square It is a stunning abstract painting t...

Category

2010s Abstract James Austin Murray Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Pulling In
Pulling In

Pulling In

By James Austin Murray

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Lyrical abstraction Gestural Abstraction

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist James Austin Murray Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Feline Luminescence
Feline Luminescence

Feline Luminescence

By James Austin Murray

Located in Boca Raton, FL

James Austin Murray’s paintings are made using the most basic of means: ivory black oil paint, a canvas and wood-panel support, and wallpaper brushes—up to nine affixed to a long han...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Austin Murray Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Curious Sound
Curious Sound

Curious Sound

By James Austin Murray

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Lyrical abstraction in black

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist James Austin Murray Art

Materials

Oil

Coming Home
Coming Home

Coming Home

By James Austin Murray

Located in Boca Raton, FL

James Austin Murray’s paintings are made using the most basic of means: ivory black oil paint, a canvas and wood-panel support, and wallpaper brushes—up to nine affixed to a long han...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Austin Murray Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

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