Elizabeth Murray's art is very bold and vibrant, and to be entirely honest, I love it. It does seem rather juvenile upon first glance, but that is part of it's appeal. Murray's work makes for a nice break from more traditional oil paintings.
Posted above is Murray's "The Sun and the Moon," painted in 2005 on oil on canvas on wood. She paints on these wood pieces and then cuts them out and assembles her works in layers, adding a three dimensional quality. This adds extra intrigue because there are then shadows cast upon lower layers, with the shadows altering based upon lighting.
What really shocked me about the piece posted above is that it is 117 inches by 107.5 inches in size. I am 63 inches tall, meaning that this piece is twice my size, not accounting for the fact that it would presumably be hanging above floor level. I feel like it would definitely require a change of pace to work that big, and it's something I would eventually like to try.
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