Coaxmagazine

Characterised by dense and challenging bursts of colour, often including broad swaths of vivid cerulean blue and fiery red, Oscar Murillo’s paintings are created in a manner which the artist has described as a physical release or discharge of energy from the body. The artist’s works encapsulate his engagement with process, containing within them a history of his studio practice. Murillo sews together fragments of earlier canvases, as well as other materials such as velvet and linen, and paints onto the amalgamated surface, creating a collage effect that highlights the contrasting energies of each painted plane. Murillo moreover incorporates segments…