Overview
Catherine Murphy has been celebrated as a representational painter of exceptional precision, and this,Ā her first monograph, Catherine Murphy, surveys her complete work, which unites AmericanĀ Minimalism and American naturalist painting. Murphy has evolved a style that combines obsessiveĀ authenticity with Minimalist rigor. From the shaded lawns of the New Jersey suburbs to theĀ Massachusetts woods, from childhood interiors to self-portraits and detailed images of buttons and dust,Ā carpeted stairs, or a stuccoed ceiling, Murphy always paints and draws from life, often the domestic andĀ quotidian. John Yau notes in his introduction that, āher attachment to the commonplace is not just amatter of convenience, of painting and drawing what she can see from her window or inside herapartment. In her choice of subjectsāand I am speaking here of Murphyās entire career, which stretchesĀ across five decadesāthe artist has made a conscious decision to stay true to both what she couldĀ observe and to her own working-class background, and the aesthetic choices that people of that milieuare constantly making, from illustrated calendars and inexpensive objets dāart to wallpaper andrefrigerator magnets.ā
This book title, Catherine Murphy, ISBN: 9780847848386, by John Yau, Svetlana Alpers, published by Rizzoli (April 5, 2016) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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