Melissa Murray
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a brief moment in the battle for utopia - graphite and colored pencil on paper 40" x 40"
a specific need - graphite and colored pencil on paper 40" x 40"
hood - graphite and colored pencil on paper 40" x 50"
sleeping while waking, dreaming in death - graphite and colored pencil on paper 40" x 60"
a taste - graphite and colored pencil on paper 40" x 30"
Melissa
Murray
Artist's Statement
My work stems from a deep interest in psychoanalytical interpretation and the conscious and unconscious effects of human action. In my drawings, animals symbolize sincerity in life, a seemingly degenerative trait in our current human consciousness. These creatures represent purity, and personify my dreams and fears for our collective future. When placed amongst our refuse or shown imitating human cutthroat tendencies, my work aims to procure a heartbreaking realization of just how far we have fallen off the natural path. The scenes are taken directly from a daily documentation of my dreams and collaged memories. Combined, the images act as a catalyst for a shared metaphor, much like the reveries of our slumber.
Bio/Resume
Melissa Murray
Brooklyn, NY
www.melissamurraynyc.com
Exhibitions and Publications
2009
Uprooted Group Show Ch’i Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fresh Group Show Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
A Sequence of Images Solo Show AdHoc Art, Brooklyn, NY
Delineations Group Show AdHoc Art, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Suckers and Biters Group Show Chashama, NYC
2007
Censorship Group Show Brecht Forum, NYC
RIATS Group show curated by the Williamsburg Film Festival. 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
2006
Dark Art Festival Multimedia Group Show 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
Headquarters Group show Headquarters Studio Tribeca, NYC
Desires Distilled 2-person show Fuse Gallery, NYC
Submission, Group show curated by the editors of Juxtapoz Fuse Gallery, NYC
Attraction Repulsion Solo show Zahra’s, Beacon, NY
Publications
Juxtapoz Magazine February 2006 issue #61
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