Award–winning artist’s Imagined Realities on show at ArtGeo

Published on 01 November 2018

Michael Vincent Murphy’s solo exhibition Imagined Realities is next show scheduled for Busselton’s ArtGeo Gallery. Winner of the 2017 City of Busselton Art Award, Murphy has produced twenty new works that entice viewers to look deeper at perceived reality and what it means.

“I work in the realist tradition but I like to challenge myself by inventing many of the objects that appear in my work,” says Murphy. "This body of work continues my exploration of still life, surrealism and landscape, playing with the composition, lighting and placement of imagined objects within a space. No matter what subject I am painting, ideas ebb and flow, additions and subtractions are made – sometimes drastic ones.Then at some stage the look and feel of the work seems right and I consider it complete, even though it may be far from my first conception. Not knowing what the end result will be adds to the excitement of painting.”

Murphy won first prize in last year’s City of Busselton Art Award. His winning work Don’t Ask, Imagine has been on show in Busselton’s Community Resource Centre for the past year. Following the exhibition opening on Friday 9 November, Murphy will talk about his work at ArtGeo Gallery on Saturday 10 November at 11 am. This informal talk is open to everyone and free of charge. Imagined Realities will remain on show until Sunday 16 December.

For further information contact Sharon Williams (08) 9751 4651 or email [email protected] Or Michael Vincent Murphy Tel 95829782 (not on Fridays please) Image: Clockwork Fruit by Michael Vincent Murphy, acrylic on canvas.

Outcomes and objectives outlined in this statement align with Key Goal Area 2 in the City of Busselton’s Strategic Community Plan (2017): Places and Spaces – Vibrant, attractive and affordable.

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