Ryan Sarah Murphy Mixed Media

Ryan Sarah Murphy’s creative practice is intuitive and process-driven, generated by the found ephemera of her daily experience. Responding to the latent energy within discarded and r...

Ryan Sarah Murphy Per, 2018 cardboard, pencil on paper 7 x 6 in. This abstract sculptural collage is bold and geometric, with raw organic edges of torn cardboard contrasted by sharp lines and precise geometric shapes in shades of red, pink, and white. "My creative practice is intuitive and process-driven, generated by the found ephemera of my daily experience. Responding to the inherent energy within discarded, repurposed and reconsidered objects, I allow for the material to act as the guide, moving through the development of a piece with no set plan or intended outcome. My approach to art-making is wholly collaborative, wherein my attention rests soundly on the material, and the material in turn determines the course of action. My work includes wall-mounted sculptural reliefs, mixed media works on paper, photographs and more recently video animations. The process of collage lies at the foundation of everything I make. The impulse to construct, assemble, layer and gather is always present. Found color is an enormous prompt, an irrefutable harbinger of potential forms and possibilities. In my wall reliefs made of cardboard and hardback book covers, I never paint, alter or enhance the natural color of the materials, be it a Nike shoebox or a frozen food...