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Oscar Murillo (born 1986 in La Paila, Colombia) is an artist working within the painting tradition. He currently lives and works in various locations.
Born in Colombia and based in various locations, Oscar Murillo (b. 1986) is known for an inventive and itinerant practice that encompasses paintings, works on paper, sculptures, installations, actions, live events, collaborative projects, and videos.
- Male
- Colombia
Dec 10, 2021 · Oscar Murillo, a Colombian-born painter raised in London, considers it an “infiltration” when his class-conscious canvases wind up on the walls of collectors.
- Silvana Paternostro
- Colombian
- Untitled (Drawings off the Wall), 2011. Sale Date: March 8, 2024. Auction Closed.
- i wouldn't have done it any other way, 2011–2012. Sale Date: December 14, 2023. Auction Closed.
- Untitled (la era de la sinceridad), 2013. Sale Date: November 30, 2023. Auction Closed.
- Untitled, 2012. Sale Date: November 15, 2023. Auction Closed.
Upon graduating in 2012, Murillo quickly developed a reputation for his stitched paintings; since then, his reputation has expanded to include drawings, sculptures, installations, films and performances, guided by the artist's fascination with the fluid concepts of identity, community and binaries. Read More.
- Colombian
Mixing and breaking the hierarchies of race, class, North–South, high and low, oil paint and dirt, Oscar Murillo unwraps a consciously composed wildness based on the stuff that life and art are truly made of.
Learn about the work and career of artist Oscar Murillo. Exhibitions, news, museum exhibitions, press, and more.
