Today I went to a few galleries and found a few interesting works. However, the most inspiring and fascinating works I discovered were those by artist Todd Murphy at the Astolfi Art gallery. The gallery did not seem to have a cohesive show up at the moment but a few pieces from some of the artists they represent. Todd Murphy creates mixed media paintings as well as sculptures and photographs. The pieces of his at the gallery that I was most awe-struck with were his mixed media paintings, which are actually photographs and paper under plexi-glass that have been painted on top of on the glass and possibly the paper as well. However, I'm only making this statement based on observation and am not entirely sure that this is true because I have not actually been able to find an artist statement or anything about his process online. An interesting fact that I did find online was that at one time his work could be bought from Restoration Hardware. This discovery was a little disappointing because to know that an artist is selling their work through a large trend setting company means that they are mass producing work at a rapid rate in order to make money, placing less of a value on the content and concept of their work. Nevertheless, I love the look of his paintings, which are not really justly communicated when you view a photograph online. They carry a very rich texture and quality of light that presents an illusion to the viewer because one is not sure at first what medium they consist of.
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