New York City

MURRAY, Chris

Beschreibung

Original painting of a New York City street scene, created utilizing pencil, ruler and acrylic paint. Image size 18" x 21.5", glazed and framed. The architectural style rendering is of three low-rise buildings (all apparently residential, one with a ground floor commercial space), a carefully gridded sidewalk with a few pedestrians, and brightly colored cars and taxis in the street, all under a bright blue sky with puffy white clouds. This painting displays the label of K.S. Art on the verso, one of the galleries which has represented Murray. From a review of Murray's work by *New York Times* writer Ken Johnson in 2002: "Murray, who is autistic, personalizes architecture as he obsessively draws buildings window by window. His patience in working the geometric elements is interestingly contrasted by the quick brushwork of the clouds, trees, and people. Murray rolls and folds pieces to fit into his backpack for transportation and storage. This working process with numerous re-workings gives the wrinkled paper an almost sculptural presence. ." Chris Murray is also the subject of his brother's film *Dad's in Heaven with Nixon*, about the family's struggles to cope with Chris' autism, his mother's efforts to help and protect him, and his father's economic reversals and early death. In an article Marcia Yerman wrote about the film in the Huffington Post in 2010: "After the loss of his father, Chris began painting. He started portraying New York City buildings in drawings, using a ruler and pencils. "The buildings are big," he says. His brother notes, "It s always a beautiful day in your paintings." In 1999, Gloria Vanderbilt saw one of his works at a friend s home. Through her introduction to a gallery [K.S. Art], Murray has been exhibiting his art. Hist art is represented in private and public collections. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 408789

Bibliografische Details

Titel: New York City

Einband: Unbound

Zustand: Fine