Murray, Michael John

Title:
News Reports from Planet Earth, 2022

Exhibition Date:
July 2021

Acrylic on Canvas

Comment:
 My current body of work is in part a response to a patriarchal structure and a dominating power system that has survived generations of political protests and the fight for equality.

30 x 30 inches

Keywords:
Oil,Canvas,Paper

Murray, Michael John

Location, ST

Michael John Murray is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Leesport, Pennsylvania. Growing up in the Hudson Valley region of New York State, MIke found inspiration from the historical relevance and natural surroundings of his home turf. He graduated from Kutztown University with a degree in sculpture and continues to force his voice into the world through the objects he creates. Thourghly enjoying his time on earth, Mike can be found traveling as much as possible, learning through his mistakes and creating new work all the days he's able.

Artist Statement

I’m an artist, poet, and curator, and Artistic Director of Artpoetica Project Space in

Other archived works by this artist.

Image Info

Murray, Michael John


Pixel Head 2
2022
concrete, wood, acrylic

25 x 12 x 12 inches

Exhibition Date:
Spring 2023

Comment:

“In my practice I make visual choices with a wide array of materials that in turn consolidate complexities from my day to day. Like language, symphonies of memory and reverie coalesce with classical technique and timeless craft, bringing a physical three dimensional soliloquy into the world.”

Keywords:
concrete, wood, acrylic, sculpture, contemporary art

Pixel Head 3

2022

concrete, wood, acrylic, artificial flowers

39 x 15 x 15 inches

Exhibition Catalogue:
Spring 2023

Pixel Head 1

2022

concrete, wood, acrylic

25 x 10 x 8 inches

Exhibition Catalogue:
Spring 2023

Pixel Balls

2022

concrete, wood, paper, acrylic

36 x 14 x 14inches

Exhibition Catalogue:
Spring 2023

Sweet Jesters Totem

2023

concrete, polystyrene, acrylic

78 x 24 x 18 inches

Exhibition Catalogue:
Spring 2023

Murray, Michael John

Leesport, Pennsylvania

Michael John Murray is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Leesport, Pennsylvania. Growing up in the Hudson Valley region of New York State, MIke found inspiration from the historical relevance and natural surroundings of his home turf. He graduated from Kutztown University with a degree in sculpture and continues to force his voice into the world through the objects he creates. Thourghly enjoying his time on earth, Mike can be found traveling as much as possible, learning through his mistakes and creating new work all the days he's able.

“Making art is the best means for which i can tell a story.
Having never been born with the gift of gab, my general exploration into the world has been one of passive observation from a distance.
Art making has given me the ability to turn passive observation into a vibrant assertive experience with a clear, loud voice and endless to say.
In my practice I make visual choices with a wide array of materials that in turn consolidate complexities from my day to day. Like language, symphonies of memory and reverie coalesce with classical technique and timeless craft, bringing a physical three dimensional soliloquy into the world.
I find it immensely exciting lobbing observational oddities from the outer reaches of the stratosphere into the densely populated depths of my own obscurity.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      –Michael John Murray