Graham Murtough–
Monoprints, Installation
“Too Soon To Say…”
In The Blue Room
SEP 12 – OCT 25, 2020
Monoprints, Installation
“Too Soon To Say…”
In The Blue Room
SEP 12 – OCT 25, 2020
Too Soon To Say
Assemblage
30” x 12” x 22”
2020
$180.00
-Too Soon to Say . . .
Uncertainty, the violence of constant change, and the complex unspoken pressures of modern
living are all reoccurring themes in my work. Surprisingly, this has given me little comfort in
recent times. This body of work began in late January of this year. A series of Monoprints I
created in Santa Fe act as the foundation for a series of small sculptures.
When something is removed, erased or lost, there is a gap that does not get replaced. As a
society, we tend not to regain things we lose in the name of progress. I wanted to speak to this
experience without nostalgia; giving it an abstract form that allows a viewer to contemplate such loss. As our world shifts in unprecedented ways, this line of enquiry takes on a new potency I am still attempting to understand and navigate. Power structures, collective social movements
and crisis response have defined these past six months. In the smallest way, these works are an
attempt to express my evolving understanding of loss in these unpredictable times.
Uncertainty, the violence of constant change, and the complex unspoken pressures of modern
living are all reoccurring themes in my work. Surprisingly, this has given me little comfort in
recent times. This body of work began in late January of this year. A series of Monoprints I
created in Santa Fe act as the foundation for a series of small sculptures.
When something is removed, erased or lost, there is a gap that does not get replaced. As a
society, we tend not to regain things we lose in the name of progress. I wanted to speak to this
experience without nostalgia; giving it an abstract form that allows a viewer to contemplate such loss. As our world shifts in unprecedented ways, this line of enquiry takes on a new potency I am still attempting to understand and navigate. Power structures, collective social movements
and crisis response have defined these past six months. In the smallest way, these works are an
attempt to express my evolving understanding of loss in these unpredictable times.
Connected
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00 PRIVATE COLLECTION
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Ascension I
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00
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Power Erasure
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00
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Solitary Believer
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00. PRIVATE COLLECTION
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Adrift I
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00
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The Humble Power of Self-reliance
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00
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Removal of Fortune
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00 PRIVATE COLLECTION
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Ascension II
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00 PRIVATE COLLECTION
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The Rush
Monoprint
11” x 15”
2020
$150.00
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Separation I
Monoprint
22” x 30”
2020
$225.00
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Adrift II
Wax, plaster, metal and cardboard
11” x 6” x 12”
2020
$150.00
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The State of Power
Wax, fabric, styrofoam and metal
11” x 16” x 10”
2020
$80.00
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Planetary Movements
Wax, plaster, metal and glass
12” x 12” x 4”
2020
$80.00
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Planetary Movements - Reverse
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About Graham Murtough
Graham Murtough (b. 1975) recently graduated from the MA program at
City and Guilds of London Art School where he won the Outstanding Exhibition award
for The Relative Value of Convention II. He earned his BA in Fine Art from the
College of Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In 2017 he was featured in the group exhibition Exceptional at Collyer Bristow Gallery in
London and was awarded High Commendation by Whitechapel Gallery Director, Iwona Blazwick. His practice is inherently transient and benefits from having multiple locales of origin.
He plans to divide his time between Washington State, New Mexico, and London.
Graham Murtough (b. 1975) recently graduated from the MA program at
City and Guilds of London Art School where he won the Outstanding Exhibition award
for The Relative Value of Convention II. He earned his BA in Fine Art from the
College of Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In 2017 he was featured in the group exhibition Exceptional at Collyer Bristow Gallery in
London and was awarded High Commendation by Whitechapel Gallery Director, Iwona Blazwick. His practice is inherently transient and benefits from having multiple locales of origin.
He plans to divide his time between Washington State, New Mexico, and London.
