Highbrow Magazine - west coast art https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/west-coast-art en Artist Michael Murphy Pays Homage to 20th-Century Architecture in His ‘Modernism’ Series https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/10844-artist-michael-murphy-pays-homage-architecture-his-modernism-series <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/photography-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Photography &amp; Art</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 18:38</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1michaelmurphy.jpg?itok=KG96qs2g"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1michaelmurphy.jpg?itok=KG96qs2g" width="371" height="480" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p>Michael Murphy, the son of a contractor who studied at the College of San Mateo before attending the University of New Mexico, where he earned his architectural degree, starts by sketching structures in pencil.</p> <p> </p> <p>The sketches eventually become drawings that evolve into striking paintings with vibrant colors on either canvas or heavy illustration board, which helped land the artist’s work in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.</p> <p> </p> <p>A recession and layoff from an architectural firm led Murphy to make the jump from architecture to art. It started simply enough – a house in Presidio Heights caught his eye, and he created a rough drawing that eventually led to a series of drawings he posted on Facebook, which received rave reviews.</p> <p> </p> <p>Eventually, Murphy started selling his art at local retailers and galleries. By 2010, Murphy stopped looking for employment as an architect and concentrated on his art, working out of a studio in his home that he shares with his architect wife.</p> <p> </p> <p>His “Forgotten Modernism” series -- currently featured at <a href="https://gallery30south.com/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">Gallery 30 South</a> -- which is an ongoing catalog of modern architecture, focuses not just on the masterpieces of 20th-century California, but also the middle-class dwellings that helped define the spirit of the West Coast.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>For more information about Michael Murphy's exhibit, visit </em></strong><a href="https://gallery30south.com/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>Gallery 30 South</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/2michaelmurphy.jpg" style="height:600px; width:469px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/3michaelmurphy.jpg" style="height:469px; width:600px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/4michaelmurphy.jpg" style="height:402px; width:600px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/5michaelmurphy.jpg" style="height:600px; width:600px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Highbrow Magazine</strong></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/michael-murphy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Michael Murphy</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/artist-michael-murphy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">artist michael murphy</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/mid-century-modern" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">mid-century modern</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/architecture" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">architecture</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/american-artists" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">american artists</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/west-coast-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">west coast art</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/california-homes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">california homes</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/design" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">design</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/paintings" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">paintings</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/contemporary-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Contemporary art</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The Editors</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-photographer field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Photographer:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">All images courtesy of Gallery 30 South</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Out Slider</div></div></div> Wed, 09 Sep 2020 22:38:09 +0000 tara 9819 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/10844-artist-michael-murphy-pays-homage-architecture-his-modernism-series#comments