James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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.(Biography provided by Gilman Contemporary)
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Artist: James Austin Murray
Curious Sound
By James Austin Murray
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Lyrical abstraction in black
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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When Light Bends Itself
By James Austin Murray
Located in San Diego, CA
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The Unfolding
By James Austin Murray
Located in San Diego, CA
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2010s Abstract James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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I Never Knew Her Name
By James Austin Murray
Located in San Diego, CA
About the artist:
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2010s Abstract James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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Soul String
By James Austin Murray
Located in San Diego, CA
About the artist:
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2010s Abstract James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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Undercolor 72-1
By James Austin Murray
Located in San Diego, CA
About the artist:
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2010s Abstract James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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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...
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Falling Into the Night
By James Austin Murray
Located in Boca Raton, FL
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
Materials
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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What Thoughts Are Made Of, Oil, Monochromatic, Black, Curved Shape, Brushstrokes
By James Austin Murray
Located in Riverdale, NY
What Thoughts Are Made Of is a monochromatic, textured oil painting by James Austin Murray. It is an all black oil painting on canvas on wood panel. It is 36x36 It is a stunning a...
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2010s Abstract James Austin Murray Abstract Paintings
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Oil, Canvas, Wood Panel
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