Paintings and Drawings
December 5, 2006 to December 30, 2006
Megan Murphy:
Heed
2006 oil, graphite, video composite transferred to duraclear, silver sheeting, and glass 16 ΒΌ" x 24" Available
Megan Murphy:
Unleash
2006 Video stills transferred to duraclear, oil paint, graphite, silver sheeting 16.25" x 24" Sold
Megan Murphy:
Forbid
2006 Video stills transferred to duraclear, oil paint, graphite, silver sheeting 16.25" x 24" Sold
Megan Murphy:
Long
2006 Video stills transferred to duraclear, oil paint, graphite, silver sheeting 16.25" x 24" Sold
Megan Murphy:
Still
2006 Video stills transferred to duraclear, oil paint, graphite, silver sheeting 16.25" x 24" Sold
Artists
Statement
The water is a metaphor for time, always sculpting, flowing, and changing. I have thought about this space, one that is inherently beautiful while simultaneously deadly, for some time.
Each painting is made with video stills of moving water. The place of each video holds significance to me; each being a part of my history and love of the West. The stills are printed on dura-clear, mounted between silver and Plexiglas. Thin layers of oil paint and text are applied and then sanded away. The text is a combination of history, poetry, mythology, and family stories. What is left on the surface of the paintings, after the sanding away, are remnants of thought and actions, and their impressions left on the surface.
- Megan Murphy, November 2006