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Todd Murphy
Todd Murphy, Mixed Media "DRESS STRAW" limited to 100, Framed in S.Box Ret. $30K
2000

Name: Todd Murphy, Mixed Media "DRESS STRAW" limited to 100, Framed in S.Box Ret. $30K
Brand: Todd Murphy
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

$9,999List Price

About the Item

Todd Murphy (American (Georgia), b. 1962 -). "DRESS STRAW" - 21st century, mixed media. A figural depiction of elephant using straw and burlap behind painted Plexiglas to create texture, depth and dimension. Approx. 50" x 38" (frame). This is Todd Murphy most Iconic piece a larger Virsion of this piece was sold for $80,000 and Mr. Murphy sold this piece before his passing for $195,000 to a private collector. Acclaimed artist Todd Murphy's striking mixed media artwork. Reverse printed on Plexiglas Made of straw, painted burlap and tulle to create evocative three-dimensional assemblages, Each is one of a kind and highly collectible, Shadowboxed inside black wood frames. CONDITION: Not examined out of frame. No apparent restoration. Minor scuffing to frame. ABOUT For more than three decades, Todd Murphy has explored a practice that combines sculpture, painting and photography. With the inquisitiveness of a 19th century Naturalist, Murphy has travelled to the far reaches of the world, collecting, photographing, and fastidiously cataloging everything from melting glaciers, to aviary species, to exotic fruit. His photographic studies of curiosities become sources for complex narratives based on philosophy, mythology, and the supernatural. In his work, Murphy often goes beyond these classical prototypes to include subtexts of bigotry, Southern history, and fantastic literary stories. In the end, his recurring protagonists — horses, birds, dresses, and boats — are poetic vehicles for a humanistic discourse. BORN 1962, Chicago, Illinois Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York EDUCATION 1986 University of Georgia, BA SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Marc Straus, New York, New York 2010 Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA 2003 Bill Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica, California 2002 Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2000 Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1999 Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA “Artist on the Edge: Sculpture and Drawings, High Museum of Art,” Atlanta, Georgia 1997 Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta, Georgia Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California 1996 Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan 1995 Light Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California Chassie Post, New York, New York Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 1994 Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA Solo Show Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California Mindy Oh Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Chassie Post Gallery, New York, New York 1993 Bill Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica, California Soma Gallery, San Diego, California Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas Berstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, Wisconsin 1992 Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1991 Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA McKissick Museum of Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, curated by Dr. Brad Collins University of South Carolina 1990 Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2018 The Ideal Feminine/The Feminine Ideal?, curated by Natasha Schlesinger Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY 2007 Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Florida 2003 Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia 2000 “Hindsight/Foresight: Art for the New Millennium,” Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 1997 Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Georgia Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama Cummber Museum of Art, Jacksonville, Florida Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia 1996 Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea The New Museum, New York City, New York University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Haines Gallery, Brooklyn, New York 1995 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California Kennesaw State College, Kennesaw, Georgia Margulies Taplin Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida 1993 Louisiana State University Museum of Fine Arts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Transitional Realities, The Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California The Purloined Image, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan Columbus Museum of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio The Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California. "Transitional Realities” 1992 The Contemporary International Museum of Art, Buford, Georgia, Atlanta Gallery Association Group Show 1991 Spotlight on Georgia Artists Annual Exhibit, Atlanta, Georgia 1990 Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 1989 Janice Hunt Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Selected Cities of Italy Tour and Exhibitions Spotlight on Georgia Artists Annual Exhibit SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS 1997 Atlanta Magazine, "Escaped Artist," Amy Laughinghouse; March. Ledger-Enquirer Columbus Georgia, "Artists' "Body and Soul," Sandra Okamoto; May 30. Atlanta Homes Lifestyles, "Where are They Now," Oma Blaise; June. The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, "Face to Face:Portraits," Jerry Cullum; June 30. 1996 "Cultured Pearl," Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art Seoul Arts Center; Catalog Essay. Interview Magazine; March. Creative Loafing, October. 1995 Dan Cameron, "1995 New Orleans Triennial," essay. Poets, Artists Madmen, "Todd Murphy," Regan Hofmann; July. ARTnews, "Todd Murphy," Kenneth Baker; October. Manhattan File, Todd Murphy," Walter Robinson; October. The Atlanta Journal /The Atlanta Constitution, "Reinventing Symbols can be Touchy Work," Jerry Cullum; November 3. Creative Loafing, "A World Apart, Todd Murphy's "The New World," Donald Locke. "The Collector's Vision," Collection of Peter Spirer, Catalog Essay, Todd Murphy, Kennesaw College; November. 1994 Visions "Paintography," Dean Smith; Winter. South Art, "Interview Todd Murphy," Virginia McClure, Nov.-Dec. Gay Chicago Magazine, "Sleight of the Artistic Hand," Nov.-Dec. The Reader, "Post-Poe Modernism," Mark Swartz; September 22. Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, "Todd's World," Lisa Mowry; September. The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, "Connecting the Dots in a Rich Show," Catherine Fox; May 13. Creative Loafing, "Emphatic Brushwork," Amy Jinker-Lloyd; May 21. 1993 Panther, "Different Strokes," Patrice Writh; September 13. ARTWEEK, "Different Strokes at Chapman University," Deborah Knaff; October 7. Peachtree Papers, "Seeking Illumination," Betty Jo L. Currie; Fall. Verdict, The Journal of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Cover Image. May, June, July. ARTFORUM, "Todd Murphy at Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica;" April. Ray Gun, "Portfolio," Jack Basher; April. Peter Frank, "Pithers and Variations," essay. Artist Writer, "Todd Murphy, Beverly Rayner, Alexis Smith," Salli Mcquaid; March. “Memories, Dreams, Reflections," Ross Owens; March. Metro, "Reality in Flux," Ann Elliott Sherman; February. San Jose Mercury News, "Some Things Old, New, Assembled and True;" February 26. 1992 Creative Loafing, "Murphy's Law," Amy Jinker-Lloyd; December 2. Atlanta Journal Constitution, "More Style Than Substance," Catherine Fox; December 4. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, "Peachtree's Pop Icon," Steve Dollar, August 9. Atlanta Magazine, "Go West, Young Man," Vincent Coppola, July. Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, "Warehouse Renaissance," Luanne Sanders, May/June. 1991 Under The Dome, "Todd Murphy: Recent Works," University of South Carolina, January. The State, Tempo, "Think Big," Jeffrey Day, January 6. Creative Loafing, "Roll Models," Luanne Sanders, January 12. McKissick Museum Catalogue, "Todd Murphy's Heroic Subjectivism," Bradford R. Collins, January 13. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, "Bennett Street Shows Varied "Visions' and "Images,'" Jerry Cullum, January 18. The State, Tempo, "Murphy Art Hot, Won't Burn Out," Jeffrey Day, February 3. Art In America, "Todd Murphy At Lowe," Amy Jinkner-Lloyd, June. 1989 Southern Homes, "The Art of Todd Murphy." MUSEUM COLLECTIONS High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia New Orleans Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida McKissick Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina The Georgia Museum, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia PUBLIC COLLECTIONS King Spalding Alston Bird King Plow Arts Center SAKS Fifth Avenue Banana Republic

Creator:
Todd Murphy (1962, American)
Creation Year:
2000
Dimensions:
Height: 50 in (127 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
Medium:
Mixed Media
Movement Style:
American Modern
Period:
2000-2009
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Pompano Beach, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU133126550242

1980s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Christo
Yellow Store Front, Project, 1980, 1980

Price Upon Request

H 32 in W 23.5 in

Tribute to Bix Beiberbecke

By Stephen Longstreet

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Tribute to Bix Beiberbecke Mixed media collage, 1974 Signed and titled in ink; lower right recto (see photo) Signed and dated ’74 in red crayon verso Image size: 32.5 x 22.75 inches Condition: Wrinkles due to collage and support sheet Provenance: Joseph Erdelac, Cleveland (friend and patron of Longstreet) One of the first Jazz Legends. He died at age 28 from alcoholism. Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer. Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) Born Chauncy Weiner (sometimes spelled Wiener) in New York City in 1907, Longstreet reinvented himself on a regular basis. Changing his name first to “Henry,” then “Henri,” he started his career as a commercial artist for a department store. In various public biographies he claimed to have studied in New York, London, and Paris, and said he was a student of cartoonist Ralph Barton (1891-1931). Facts that can be documented are that he was art editor for Golfer and Sportsman magazines, and was a contributor to various other magazines including The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Life, and Hooey, among others. He wrote sketches for NBC radio and the Rudy Vallee Show. In the 1930s, Longstreet worked and wrote under the names Thomas Burton, David Ormsbee, and Paul Haggard...

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