Vigil #2
152.4 cms x 228.6 cms (60 ins x 90 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Concrete Contemporary Auctions and Projects Contemporary Art Online..." held on Thu, Mar 5, 2015.
Lot 3
Lot 3
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $9,000
Realised: CAD $6,000
Realised: CAD $6,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Notes:
An artist of many mediums, Greg Murdock’s work has continually explored the processes that mediate between drawing and painting. The results are richly layered surfaces of curious mark-making. Often suspending subject matter consisting of natural forms, geometric shapes, and architectural devices, Murdock has a talent for connecting the canvas with a viewer’s intrigue.
He is inspired by the variety of encounters and experiences gathered when traveling and exploring new cultures, always keeping his mind and eyes open to new ways of interpreting the visual. Additionally, Murdock finds inspiration in famous artists of history such as JMW Turner and Cy Twombly. In Duo (1999), the artists’s hand is prevalent like scratches on the canvas. It is a reminder that through an artwork lives traces of an individual’s presence and circumstance. The soft glows of color balance this stark linear shape.
Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Instituto Allende (Mexico) and Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Vancouver). His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the United States including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina) Musee d’art Contemporain (Montreal) and the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC where he exhibits regularly.
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Notes:
An artist of many mediums, Greg Murdock’s work has continually explored the processes that mediate between drawing and painting. The results are richly layered surfaces of curious mark-making. Often suspending subject matter consisting of natural forms, geometric shapes, and architectural devices, Murdock has a talent for connecting the canvas with a viewer’s intrigue.
He is inspired by the variety of encounters and experiences gathered when traveling and exploring new cultures, always keeping his mind and eyes open to new ways of interpreting the visual. Additionally, Murdock finds inspiration in famous artists of history such as JMW Turner and Cy Twombly. In Duo (1999), the artists’s hand is prevalent like scratches on the canvas. It is a reminder that through an artwork lives traces of an individual’s presence and circumstance. The soft glows of color balance this stark linear shape.
Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Instituto Allende (Mexico) and Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Vancouver). His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the United States including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina) Musee d’art Contemporain (Montreal) and the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC where he exhibits regularly.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.