Gwynn Murrill

Art Brokerage: Gwynn Murill American Artist: b. 1942. Gwynn Murrill, was born 1942 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Murrill's first solo show was at Rico Mizuno's Los Angeles gallery in 1972. Since that first exhibition, her process has continually evolved. Her initial pieces, sculpted from found wood, which she had laminated into large blocks, gave way to stone and marble carvings in the early 1980's. By 1990, Gwynn was casting most of her pieces in bronze. She has presented over 36 solo shows and has been involved in more than 50 group exhibitions. In December 2005, Gwynn unveiled her large, open-air, installation: 'Cougar Pond' a fountain piece, which combines sculpture with architectural elements. Murrill is drawn to animal forms due to their complex beauty. She says: "My interest lies in the fact that I use the subject as a means to create a form that is abstract and figurative at the same time. It is a challenge to try and take the form that nature makes so well and to derive my own interpretation of it. I spend many hours perfecting a piece with the goal to utilize all of the negative space surrounding the form as a vehicle for the abstract part of the sculpture. The negative space is as important to my sculpture as the positive space, evoking somewhat of a Yin and Yang relationship. Murrill has received numerous awards and her works are in many private and public collections. Listings wanted by Art Brokerage.