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Oscar Murillo — A frenzied throng of lines cascading onto a dual canvas arrangement, Oscar Murillo’s
Oscar Murillo

A frenzied throng of lines cascading onto a dual canvas arrangement, Oscar Murillo’s

2012

Rendered in oil, oil stick, and dirt on a dual canvas arrangement, this visceral work by Oscar Murillo erupts with frenzied, cascading lines that pulse with raw, kinetic energy. The incorporation of dirt alongside traditional painting materials grounds the composition in a sense of labor and physicality, blurring the boundaries between the refined and the elemental. Together, the paired canvases create a dynamic tension, as if capturing the residue of both human movement and collective experience.

Medium
oil, oil stick and dirt on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

June 29, 2017

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Oscar Murillo, A frenzied throng of lines cascading onto a dual canvas arrangement, Oscar Murillo’s, 2012

Rendered in oil, oil stick, and dirt on a dual canvas arrangement, this visceral work by Oscar Murillo erupts with frenzied, cascading lines that pulse with raw, kinetic energy. The incorporation of dirt alongside traditional painting materials grounds the composition in a sense of labor and physicality, blurring the boundaries between the refined and the elemental. Together, the paired canvases create a dynamic tension, as if capturing the residue of both human movement and collective experience.

Medium
oil, oil stick and dirt on canvas
Year
2012
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Raw Materials, Dark Earthy Tones, Male Artist, Colombian Artist, Mixed Media, Contemporary Artist, Raw And Energetic, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Chaotic Energy, 21st Century, Oil And Oil Stick, Earth Tones, Diptych Format

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