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Oscar Murillo — Dark Americano
Oscar Murillo

Dark Americano

A raw and visceral composition, Oscar Murillo's *Dark Americano* layers oil and paper onto canvas alongside actual dirt, blurring the boundaries between painting and material reality. The work reflects Murillo's ongoing exploration of labor, migration, and the residue of everyday life, embedding physical fragments of the world directly into the picture plane. The result is a charged, tactile surface that speaks to both personal history and broader socioeconomic forces.

Medium
oil, paper, dirt on canvas

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 13, 2014

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Oscar Murillo, Dark Americano

A raw and visceral composition, Oscar Murillo's *Dark Americano* layers oil and paper onto canvas alongside actual dirt, blurring the boundaries between painting and material reality. The work reflects Murillo's ongoing exploration of labor, migration, and the residue of everyday life, embedding physical fragments of the world directly into the picture plane. The result is a charged, tactile surface that speaks to both personal history and broader socioeconomic forces.

Medium
oil, paper, dirt on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Emerging Global Artist, Dark Moody Palette, Socio-Political Commentary, Male Artist, Colombian Artist, Mixed Media, Contemporary Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Earth Tones, Oil on Canvas

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