2009 Exhibition: I-Thou | Idris Murphy

  • Idris Murphy, Cooee Bay 3, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Dancing Trees, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Threes Shadows, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Clearing Mist, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Holding Water , 2009
  • Idris Murphy, River Bed, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Fallen Branch, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Tree Crossings, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Waterhole , 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Strange Light, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Strange Light Broken Hill, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Running Shadows, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, The Clay Pans, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Afternoon to evening Fowler's Gap, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Changing Shadows, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Late Moon Rising, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Cooee Bay 1, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Cooee Bay 2, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Morning Mist, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Pink at Midday, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Pink Morning, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Red River Gums, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Silver Clouds, 2009
  • Idris Murphy, Installation view
  • Idris Murphy, Installation view
  • Idris Murphy, Installation view

2009 Exhibition: I-Thou
28 July - 22 August 2009

When looking back and considering the ‘influences’ on my work, several artists and writers come to mind; these may be more or less influential at any given time. There are though, certain connections that hold and seem to be continuing. Martin Buber has been one of these connections; often encountered in quotes by other writers. Buber’s articulation of how we respond to the world has been seminal to my way of seeing and therefore how I ‘see’ my paintings. The Martin Buber connection (exemplified by McMahon’s Painting __I-Thou__) added to my interest in the work of Colin McMahon; in particular the way in which he depicted land. In quoting here at length from Bubers book __I-Thou__, it is hoped it will elucidate not only his approach, but also how this may be useful when considering encounters of the land and of paintings. As the difference between the truth of a painting and the truth about a painting are significant. Buber’s writings have for me been a way of continuing my assessment of western paradigms in painting and have added to my encounter with indigenous art.

Idris Murphy 2009

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