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Oscar Murillo — "The individual canvases are very much the DNA; they record that movement, the process of making."
Oscar Murillo

"The individual canvases are very much the DNA; they record that movement, the process of making."

A large-scale, raw and visceral work by Oscar Murillo, this piece layers oil, oil stick, graphite, and dirt onto canvas to create a surface dense with the traces of physical labor and movement. The accumulated marks, smears, and residues function as a kind of bodily record, preserving the gestures and energy of the making process itself. Rooted in Murillo's exploration of collective labor, migration, and material history, the canvas becomes less a finished object than a living document of action and presence.

Medium
oil, oil stick, graphite, dirt on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 14, 2014

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Oscar Murillo, "The individual canvases are very much the DNA; they record that movement, the process of making."

A large-scale, raw and visceral work by Oscar Murillo, this piece layers oil, oil stick, graphite, and dirt onto canvas to create a surface dense with the traces of physical labor and movement. The accumulated marks, smears, and residues function as a kind of bodily record, preserving the gestures and energy of the making process itself. Rooted in Murillo's exploration of collective labor, migration, and material history, the canvas becomes less a finished object than a living document of action and presence.

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

Related themes

Oil And Graphite, Figurative Abstraction, Dark Earthy Tones, Male Artist, Colombian Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Raw And Gestural, Contemporary Artist, Canvas, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Process Art, 21st Century, Raw And Visceral, Large Scale Canvas, Industrial Aesthetic, Raw And Gritty, Earth Tones

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