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Oscar Murillo — "It’s not about leaving traces, it’s about letting things mature on their own—like aging cheese or letting a stew cook, they get more flavorful. That’s kind of how these paintings are made.”  Oscar Murillo, 2013
Oscar Murillo

"It’s not about leaving traces, it’s about letting things mature on their own—like aging cheese or letting a stew cook, they get more flavorful. That’s kind of how these paintings are made.” Oscar Murillo, 2013

Rendered in oil, oil stick, and dirt on canvas, this work by Oscar Murillo embodies a philosophy of patience and organic accumulation, allowing materials and processes to evolve on their own terms. The incorporation of dirt alongside traditional painting media speaks to Murillo's interest in the residue of lived experience, everyday labor, and the passage of time. Rather than imposing rigid control, the artist cultivates conditions for the work to ripen, treating the canvas as a site where meaning deepens through duration and material transformation.

Medium
oil, oil stick and dirt on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 10, 2015

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Oscar Murillo, "It’s not about leaving traces, it’s about letting things mature on their own—like aging cheese or letting a stew cook, they get more flavorful. That’s kind of how these paintings are made.” Oscar Murillo, 2013

Rendered in oil, oil stick, and dirt on canvas, this work by Oscar Murillo embodies a philosophy of patience and organic accumulation, allowing materials and processes to evolve on their own terms. The incorporation of dirt alongside traditional painting media speaks to Murillo's interest in the residue of lived experience, everyday labor, and the passage of time. Rather than imposing rigid control, the artist cultivates conditions for the work to ripen, treating the canvas as a site where meaning deepens through duration and material transformation.

Medium
oil, oil stick and dirt on canvas
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Figurative Abstraction, Male Artist, Gestural Painting, Colombian Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Raw And Gestural, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Artist, Earthy Tones, Raw Aesthetic, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Process Art, 21st Century, Textural Abstraction, Earth Tones, Oil on Canvas

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