Angelo Murphy
Angelo Murphy is a self-taught artist based in Nottingham. He paints the everyday mundane objects around him. He comments: ‘As an artist the challenge with such a statement is to create a rendering of the familiar in a way that might inspire the viewer to consider objects, transformed through painting, as unusual or changed. I strive to distill and focus a moment in time, imbued with the illusion of a small drama taking place within the confines of a composition. I hope to achieve this with colour, tone and a new interpretation and appreciation of the Chiaroscuro found in the works of the Baroque painters of the 17th century. For me, it is important to find a contemporary approach to communicate darkness and shadow as well as light and colour. The thrill and passion are found in the execution of these works. I want my paintings to confront the viewer with a modern representation of the ordinary.