Rachael Murphy

Thank you for visiting my page! Feel free to poke around. I will use my page to post updates on current art projects, add items available for sale (check out my shop!), accept donations to my art supply fund, and manage commissions. Please discuss any commissions with me prior to purchase. I am best reached at my email: rachaelkmurphyart@gmail.com Artist Statement: Rachael K Murphy, printmaker and painter, lives and works in Maine. She is a recent graduate (May 2022) from the University of Maine in Orono. Murphy leaves with a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking & Painting and a BA in Art Education with a minor in Art History. She finds inspiration in Maine ecosystems and how human activity impacts wildlife. Murphy’s artwork oscillates between realistic imagery and abstract forms. The artist uses their work as a vehicle for processing personal interactions with the world, simultaneously layered with broader issues and themes. Complex, broken patterns and colors create a larger image or form. This patterning also brings intricate beauty to subjects that may appear ordinary or mundane. The artist’s goal is to present pieces with immense beauty that require careful looking. On the surface, viewers can appreciate the complexity of patterns and carefully rendered animals. Murphy’s woodcuts are initially appealing to the eye, then lead to more serious, meaningful conversations. Human activity is present in every environment. Even when nature takes back developed areas, it is never quite the same. We are only visitors until these places become molded to humanity’s needs. A viewer of Murphy's work must spend time with each piece to understand the gravity of Maine’s beauty in crisis.

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