David Murphy
Untitled (Blanket)
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Year | 2020 |
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Medium | Casein paint on paper |
Dimensions | 37.8 x 28 cm |
Top pick | Aimee Dawson, The Art Newspaper |
About the work
A dense mesh of hand painted lines characterises Murphy’s Blanket paintings. These begin to conjure three-dimensional folds, seams, and furrows, emphasising a soft, seductive and tactile quality. The paintings are built up over consecutive days of work, from as many as eighty layers of painted lines. For this body of work, the artist uses casein, a fast-drying, traditional milk-based paint, to which natural pigments can be added. It is water-soluble, light-fast and opaque, perfectly suited to Murphy’s intuitive way of working.