Greg Murdock Canadian, b. 1954 Journal, 1998-99 Etching and aquatint with chine colle, signed and dated, edition 30/30. Geometric and naturalistic silhouettes in black, red and yellow on a desaturated field in three parts; behind glass and framed, label to verso for Locus Gallery, St. Louis.
Greg Murdock Canadian, b. 1954 Genus I & Genus III, 1998 Color etching and aquatint with chine colle, signed and dated, editions 2/30 & 28/30 respectively Two abstract compositions of geometric and naturalistic silhouettes on a light blue ground. Behind glass and identically framed with labels for Locus Gallery, St. Louis.
GREG MURDOCK (1954-), CANADIANGENUS II, 1998Colour etching and aquatint with chine collé; signed, titled, dated 1998 and numbered AP6 in pencil to margin, numbered “A/P 6/6” to gallery label verso. Published by Landfall Press.Plate/Sheet 19.75 x 17.75 in — 50.2 x 45.1 cm; 25.75 x 23.75 in — 65.4 x 60.3 cmProvenance:Equinox Gallery, Vancouver;Alumni gift to University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business;Private Collection, TorontoExhibited:Estimate: $600—800
GREG MURDOCK (1953 - )RITUALSMIXED MEDIA ON PANEL; SIGNED, DATED 1989 AND TITLED VERSO40" x 60" - 101.6 x 152.4 cm.Exhibited:Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ONNote:GREG MURDOCK (1953 - )Vancouver-based Greg Murdock is best known for his fresco-like mixed media works that elegantly explore surface, space and form with references to both external and internal worlds.Greg Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He was encouraged to develop his artistic skill by his mother, who was an amateur artist. Murdock received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1977 from the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in ceramics, sculpture, and drawing; through his studies he was influenced by such artists as David Gilhooly, Marilyn Levine, David Thauberger, Otto Rogers and Ernest Lindner. He went on to study bronze working at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in 1978, and graduated with Honours in 1981 from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver under Ray Arnatt. Murdock had his first solo exhibition at the Shoestring Gallery in Saskatoon in 1979, and has been exhibiting his prints in Canada and the United States for over three decades. His work is represented in numerous collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Musée d'art contemporain in Montreal, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Selected Corporate, Private and Public CollectionsAbols & Posthumous, TorontoAir Canada, Montreal, Quebec Art Gallery of North York, North York Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoThe Blackburn Group, LondonB.C. Gas, Vancouver Camosun College, Victoria Campney & Murphy, Vancouver Canaccord Capital, Vancouver, BCCanada Council Art Bank, Ottawa Canadian Airlines, Vancouver Canadian Embassy, WashingtonClaridge Collection, Montreal Colliers MacAulay Nicolls, Vancouver Creative Fusion Corp., Toronto Department of External Affairs, Ottawa Disney Film Corp., Los AngelesDonovan Collection, TorontoFarris, Vaughan, Williams & Murphy, Vancouver, BCFirst City Trust, VancouverGrant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton Guaranty Trust, Toronto Hallmark Collection, Kansas City, MOHewlett-Packard Canada Ltd. Maison Alcan Inc., Montreal McMillan, Binch, Toronto Microsoft, SeattleMidland, Doherty, Toronto Milwaukee Art Museum, MilwaukeeMolnar Construction Ltd., VancouverMorris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver Musee d'Art Contemporain, Montreal Nesbitt Burns, Vancouver Norcen Energy, Calgary Osler, Hoskin, TorontoPhillips, Farevaag, Smallenberg Landscape Architects, Vancouver, BCProgressive Corporation, Cleveland Ring House Gallery, EdmontonRoberts & Stahl, Vancouver, BCRoss School of Business, Ann Arbor, MichiganRoyal Bank of Canada Stantec Architects, Vancouver, BCSun Life Assurance Co. Ltd., Toronto Telus, Toronto, ONTom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ONToronto Dominion Bank Collection, Toronto Tory, Tory, Deslauriers, Toronto Trans Mountain Pipe Line, Vancouver University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon University of Toronto Art Collection, TorontoUnited States Embassy, Ottawa, ONVancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Selected Solo Exhibitions2013Greg Murdock: Confluence, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2010Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ONMeasured Spaces, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BCConfluence, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2009Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2008Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON2006Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2005Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON 2004Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2003Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2002Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON2001Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2000Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. 1999Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON1998Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1997L.A. Invitational Biennial, Gail Harvey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA1996Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, OntarioGreg Murdock: Drawings, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1995Greg Murdock: On Paper, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BCEquinox Gallery, Vancouver, BCGreg Murdock - A Survey 1981-1995, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC1994Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1993Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON1992Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC199Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON Works on Paper, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1990Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1989Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON1988Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1987Tableaux, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON Littlejohn-Smith Gallery, New York, NY1986Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1985Objects and Environments, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC49th Parallel Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art, New York, NY 1984Contemporary Art Gallery, Selected Works, Vancouver, BC 1982Templo Mound Series, Capilano College Art Gallery, North Vancouver, BC1981Emily Carr Concourse Gallery, Selected Works, Vancouver, BC1979Shoestring Gallery, Selected Guest Artist, Saskatoon, SK Selected Group Exhibitions2015Burda + Murdock: FACETS, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON2010Snow, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2007Nexus-Histories and Communities, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC2006:New Edition Greg Murdock, Artists for Kids Gallery, Leo Marshall Centre, North Vancouver, BCViews of the Coast, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1997Views of the Coast, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1996Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL1996 - 1997 Landfall Press: Twenty-Five Years of Printmaking, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI199464-'94 Contemporary Decades, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BCHidden Values: Western Corporations Collect, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB1993 A Taste of the Claridge Collection, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON1992Legal Perspective: Selected Works from the Collection of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON Saidye Bronfman Centre - 25th Anniversary Exhibition - Just a taste of the Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC 1991Inaugural Exhibition, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON Art in B.C., Permanent Collection, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1990North of the Border, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA Material Essence: Greg Murdock, John Clair Watts, Lylian Klimek, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BCStructures - Claude Luneau, Greg Murdock, The Gallery/ Stratford, Stratford, ON1987Tables Turned: Aspects of Furniture as Visual Art, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB 1986-1987Insertion, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta; Optica Gallery, Montreal, Quebec; London Regional Art Gallery, London, ONAn Exhibition Sponsored by the Storefront for Art and Architecture and the U.S. Department of Cultural Affairs, City Gallery, New York, NYl0 Plus l, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC1985Interiors/Tableaux, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario and Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, ON1984The Boat Show, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BCDrawings & Sculpture: Lynda Gammon, Greg Murdock, Colette Urban, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC1983Intersections, Eight Contemporary Vancouver Artists, Frans Wynans Gallery, Vancouver, BCThe October Show, A Survey of Contemporary Art in Vancouver, Vancouver, BCEquinox Gallery, Selected Group Shows, Vancouver, BC1981Graduate Show, Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, BCHelen Pitt Awards Exhibition, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver, BC1980Sculpture Expo, Hyatt Hotel, Vancouver, BC1977Saskatchewan Contemporary Show, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK Selected LinksSaskatchewan Network for Art Collecting (SNAC)
GREG MURDOCK (1953 - )SEASONS 1MIXED MEDIA; EACH SIGNED, DATED 92/93 AND TITLED VERSOEach 12" x 47.75" - 30.5 x 121.3 cm.Provenance:Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ONNote:GREG MURDOCK (1953 - )Vancouver-based Greg Murdock is best known for his fresco-like mixed media works that elegantly explore surface, space and form with references to both external and internal worlds.Greg Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He was encouraged to develop his artistic skill by his mother, who was an amateur artist. Murdock received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1977 from the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in ceramics, sculpture, and drawing; through his studies he was influenced by such artists as David Gilhooly, Marilyn Levine, David Thauberger, Otto Rogers and Ernest Lindner. He went on to study bronze working at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in 1978, and graduated with Honours in 1981 from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver under Ray Arnatt. Murdock had his first solo exhibition at the Shoestring Gallery in Saskatoon in 1979, and has been exhibiting his prints in Canada and the United States for over three decades. His work is represented in numerous collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Musée d'art contemporain in Montreal, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Selected Corporate, Private and Public CollectionsAbols & Posthumous, TorontoAir Canada, Montreal, Quebec Art Gallery of North York, North York Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoThe Blackburn Group, LondonB.C. Gas, Vancouver Camosun College, Victoria Campney & Murphy, Vancouver Canaccord Capital, Vancouver, BCCanada Council Art Bank, Ottawa Canadian Airlines, Vancouver Canadian Embassy, WashingtonClaridge Collection, Montreal Colliers MacAulay Nicolls, Vancouver Creative Fusion Corp., Toronto Department of External Affairs, Ottawa Disney Film Corp., Los AngelesDonovan Collection, TorontoFarris, Vaughan, Williams & Murphy, Vancouver, BCFirst City Trust, VancouverGrant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton Guaranty Trust, Toronto Hallmark Collection, Kansas City, MOHewlett-Packard Canada Ltd. Maison Alcan Inc., Montreal McMillan, Binch, Toronto Microsoft, SeattleMidland, Doherty, Toronto Milwaukee Art Museum, MilwaukeeMolnar Construction Ltd., VancouverMorris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver Musee d'Art Contemporain, Montreal Nesbitt Burns, Vancouver Norcen Energy, Calgary Osler, Hoskin, TorontoPhillips, Farevaag, Smallenberg Landscape Architects, Vancouver, BCProgressive Corporation, Cleveland Ring House Gallery, EdmontonRoberts & Stahl, Vancouver, BCRoss School of Business, Ann Arbor, MichiganRoyal Bank of Canada Stantec Architects, Vancouver, BCSun Life Assurance Co. Ltd., Toronto Telus, Toronto, ONTom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ONToronto Dominion Bank Collection, Toronto Tory, Tory, Deslauriers, Toronto Trans Mountain Pipe Line, Vancouver University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon University of Toronto Art Collection, TorontoUnited States Embassy, Ottawa, ONVancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Selected Solo Exhibitions2013Greg Murdock: Confluence, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2010Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ONMeasured Spaces, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BCConfluence, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2009Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2008Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON2006Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2005Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON 2004Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2003Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2002Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON2001Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2000Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. 1999Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON1998Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1997L.A. Invitational Biennial, Gail Harvey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA1996Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, OntarioGreg Murdock: Drawings, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1995Greg Murdock: On Paper, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BCEquinox Gallery, Vancouver, BCGreg Murdock - A Survey 1981-1995, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC1994Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1993Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON1992Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC199Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON Works on Paper, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1990Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1989Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON1988Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1987Tableaux, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON Littlejohn-Smith Gallery, New York, NY1986Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1985Objects and Environments, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC49th Parallel Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art, New York, NY 1984Contemporary Art Gallery, Selected Works, Vancouver, BC 1982Templo Mound Series, Capilano College Art Gallery, North Vancouver, BC1981Emily Carr Concourse Gallery, Selected Works, Vancouver, BC1979Shoestring Gallery, Selected Guest Artist, Saskatoon, SK Selected Group Exhibitions2015Burda + Murdock: FACETS, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON2010Snow, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC2007Nexus-Histories and Communities, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC2006:New Edition Greg Murdock, Artists for Kids Gallery, Leo Marshall Centre, North Vancouver, BCViews of the Coast, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1997Views of the Coast, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC1996Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL1996 - 1997 Landfall Press: Twenty-Five Years of Printmaking, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI199464-'94 Contemporary Decades, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BCHidden Values: Western Corporations Collect, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB1993 A Taste of the Claridge Collection, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON1992Legal Perspective: Selected Works from the Collection of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON Saidye Bronfman Centre - 25th Anniversary Exhibition - Just a taste of the Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC 1991Inaugural Exhibition, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON Art in B.C., Permanent Collection, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1990North of the Border, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA Material Essence: Greg Murdock, John Clair Watts, Lylian Klimek, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BCStructures - Claude Luneau, Greg Murdock, The Gallery/ Stratford, Stratford, ON1987Tables Turned: Aspects of Furniture as Visual Art, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB 1986-1987Insertion, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta; Optica Gallery, Montreal, Quebec; London Regional Art Gallery, London, ONAn Exhibition Sponsored by the Storefront for Art and Architecture and the U.S. Department of Cultural Affairs, City Gallery, New York, NYl0 Plus l, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC1985Interiors/Tableaux, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario and Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, ON1984The Boat Show, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BCDrawings & Sculpture: Lynda Gammon, Greg Murdock, Colette Urban, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC1983Intersections, Eight Contemporary Vancouver Artists, Frans Wynans Gallery, Vancouver, BCThe October Show, A Survey of Contemporary Art in Vancouver, Vancouver, BCEquinox Gallery, Selected Group Shows, Vancouver, BC1981Graduate Show, Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, BCHelen Pitt Awards Exhibition, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver, BC1980Sculpture Expo, Hyatt Hotel, Vancouver, BC1977Saskatchewan Contemporary Show, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK Selected LinksSaskatchewan Network for Art Collecting (SNAC)
GREG MURDOCK WATERFRONT mixed media and graphite on panelsigned and dated 1989 on the reverse 80 ins x 60 ins; 203.2 cms x 152.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoNote:Inspired by the variety of encounters while traveling, Greg Murdock, always keeping his mind open to new ways of interpreting the visual, illustrates his experiences through the challenging medium of encaustic. Suspending subject matter consisting of natural forms, geometric shapes, and architectural devices, Waterfront (1989) is an early example of the artist's exploration of object and landscape. With a talent for connecting the canvas with a viewer's curiosity, the deeply layered surface of intricate mark-making help to identify the artist's signature style.Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Instituto Allende (Mexico) and Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (Vancouver). His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the United States including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina) Musée d'art Contemporain (Montréal) and the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC where he exhibits regularly.
GREG MURDOCKSYNCOPATIONS #2, #4 AND #5mixed media and graphite on boardthree panels, each signed, titled and dated 2009 on the reverse each 24 ins x 24 ins; 61 cms x 61 cms Estimate: $2,000-3,000
GREG MURDOCKNAPLES SHIFTmixed media on panelsigned, titled and dated 1998/99 on the reverse 49 ins x 40 ins; 124.5 cms x 101.6 cms Provenance:Olga Korper Gallery, TorontoEstimate: $1,500-2,500
GREG MURDOCKDUOmixed media on panel diptychboth signed, titled and dated 1999 on the reverse both 24 ins x 24 ins; 61 cms x 61 cms Provenance:Olga Korper Gallery, TorontoNote:An artist of many mediums, Greg Murdock's work has continually explored the processes that mediate between drawing and painting. The results are richly layered surfaces of curious mark-making. Often suspending subject matter consisting of natural forms, geometric shapes, and architectural devices, Murdock has a talent for connecting the canvas with a viewer's intrigue.He is inspired by the variety of encounters and experiences gathered when traveling and exploring new cultures, always keeping his mind and eyes open to new ways of interpreting the visual. Additionally, Murdock finds inspiration in famous artists of history such as JMW Turner and Cy Twombly. In Duo (1999), the artists's hand is prevalent like scratches on the canvas. It is a reminder that through an artwork lives traces of an individual's presence and circumstance. The soft glows of color balance this stark linear shape.Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Instituto Allende (Mexico) and Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Vancouver). His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the United States including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina) Musee d'art Contemporain (Montreal) and the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC where he exhibits regularly.Estimate: $2,000-3,000
GREG MURDOCKVIGIL #2mixed media on panelsigned, titled and dated 2001/02 on the reverse 60 ins x 90 ins; 152.4 cms x 228.6 cms Provenance:Olga Korper Gallery, TorontoNote:An artist of many mediums, Greg Murdock's work has continually explored the processes that mediate between drawing and painting. The results are richly layered surfaces of curious mark-making. Often suspending subject matter consisting of natural forms, geometric shapes, and architectural devices, Murdock has a talent for connecting the canvas with a viewer's intrigue.He is inspired by the variety of encounters and experiences gathered when traveling and exploring new cultures, always keeping his mind and eyes open to new ways of interpreting the visual. Additionally, Murdock finds inspiration in famous artists of history such as JMW Turner and Cy Twombly. In Duo (1999), the artists's hand is prevalent like scratches on the canvas. It is a reminder that through an artwork lives traces of an individual's presence and circumstance. The soft glows of color balance this stark linear shape.Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Instituto Allende (Mexico) and Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Vancouver). His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the United States including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina) Musee d'art Contemporain (Montreal) and the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC where he exhibits regularly.Estimate: $6,000-9,000
GREG MURDOCKVIGIL #2mixed media on panelsigned, titled and dated 2001/02 on the reverse 60 ins x 90 ins; 152.4 cms x 228.6 cms Provenance:Olga Korper Gallery, TorontoNote:An artist of many mediums, Greg Murdock's work has continually explored the processes that mediate between drawing and painting. The results are richly layered surfaces of curious mark-making. Often suspending subject matter consisting of natural forms, geometric shapes, and architectural devices, Murdock has a talent for connecting the canvas with a viewer's intrigue.He is inspired by the variety of encounters and experiences gathered when traveling and exploring new cultures, always keeping his mind and eyes open to new ways of interpreting the visual. Additionally, Murdock finds inspiration in famous artists of history such as JMW Turner and Cy Twombly. In Duo (1999), the artists's hand is prevalent like scratches on the canvas. It is a reminder that through an artwork lives traces of an individual's presence and circumstance. The soft glows of color balance this stark linear shape.Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Instituto Allende (Mexico) and Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Vancouver). His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the United States including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina) Musee d'art Contemporain (Montreal) and the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC where he exhibits regularly.
GREG MURDOCKDUOmixed media on panel diptychboth signed, titled and dated 1999 on the reverse both 24 ins x 24 ins; 61 cms x 61 cms Provenance:Olga Korper Gallery, TorontoNote:An artist of many mediums, Greg Murdock's work has continually explored the processes that mediate between drawing and painting. The results are richly layered surfaces of curious mark-making. Often suspending subject matter consisting of natural forms, geometric shapes, and architectural devices, Murdock has a talent for connecting the canvas with a viewer's intrigue.He is inspired by the variety of encounters and experiences gathered when traveling and exploring new cultures, always keeping his mind and eyes open to new ways of interpreting the visual. Additionally, Murdock finds inspiration in famous artists of history such as JMW Turner and Cy Twombly. In Duo (1999), the artists's hand is prevalent like scratches on the canvas. It is a reminder that through an artwork lives traces of an individual's presence and circumstance. The soft glows of color balance this stark linear shape.Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Instituto Allende (Mexico) and Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Vancouver). His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections in Canada and the United States including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina) Musee d'art Contemporain (Montreal) and the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, BC where he exhibits regularly.
JACK BEDERCELLULAR FORM, SCULPTURE #20, 1965walnut and metalsigned, titled, dated and numbered on the base 29 ins x 23 ins x 10 ins; 73.7 cms x 58.4 cms x 25.4 cms Provenance:Estate of the artistEstimate: $1,200-1,500
ALBERT EDWARD CLOUTIER, R.C.A.INTERIOR OF COOK BOAT ON THE GREEN RIVER, N.B., MAY 1959oil on canvas boardsigned; signed, dated and titled on the reverse 8.5 ins x 10 ins; 21.6 cms x 25.4 cms Provenance:Klinkhoff Art Gallery, MontrealEstimate: $500-700
GREG MURDOCK"SYNCOPATIONS #1"; "SYNCOPATIONS #3"; "SYNCOPATIONS #6" (THREE-PANEL TRIPTYCH), graphite and wax; signed, titled, dated 1996 on reverse of each 24 ins x 24 ins; 61 cms x 61 cms Note: Greg Murdock was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1954. He was encouraged to develop his artistic skill by his mother, who was an amateur artist. Murdock received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1977 from the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in ceramics, sculpture, and drawing; through his studies he was influenced by such artists as David Gilhooly, Marilyn Levine, David Thauberger, Otto Rogers and Ernest Lindner. He went on to study bronze working at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in 1978, and graduated with Honours in 1981 from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver under Ray Arnatt. His work is represented in numerous collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Musée d'art contemporain in Montreal, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Greg Murdock 1954 - Canadian mixed media on panel quadriptych Borden Sky in 4 Parts 12 x 48 inches 30.5 x 121.9 centimeters on verso signed, titled and dated 1995 Provenance:Equinox Gallery, Vancouver Private Collection, Vancouver This work is comprised of four panels, each measuring 12 x 12 inches.
Greg Murdock 1954 - Canadian mixed media on panel quadriptych Borden Sky in 4 Parts 12 x 48 inches 30.5 x 121.9 centimeters on verso signed, titled and dated 1995 Provenance:Equinox Gallery, Vancouver Private Collection, Vancouver
Greg Murdock 1954 - Canadian mixed media on board Solstice Passage 72 x 24 inches 182.9 x 61 centimeters on verso signed, titled and dated 2005 Provenance:Equinox Gallery, Vancouver Private Collection, Vancouver
Greg Murdock 1954 - Canadian mixed media on board Autumnal Passage 72 x 24 inches 182.9 x 61 centimeters on verso signed, titled and dated 2005 Provenance:Equinox Gallery, Vancouver Private Collection, Vancouver
