Australian artist Kendal Murray works in miniature to create playful little narratives imbued with social, symbolic and personal meaning. Setting the stage for these tiny mixed media scenarios are grass-covered coin purses, glass teapots and the ones that intrigue me the most – metal mirrored compacts.
Compact Worlds by Kendal Murray
The compacts take Murray’s worlds into another dimension. The sculpture can be viewed in its reality or in the small reflection of the compact which adds another viewpoint to the narrative- literally.
Disguise, Surprise, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 8 x 9 x 9 cm, $1,400
Seeker, Sleeper, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 9 x 8.5 x 10.5 cm, $1,400
Yonder, Wonder, Ponder, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 9.5 x 9 x 9.5 cm, $1,400
Humming, Forthcoming, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 8 x 8 x 9 cm, $1,400
Yield, Concealed, Afield, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 8 x 7.5 x 8.5 cm, $1,400
Sibling Quibbling, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 7.5 x 7 x 8.5 cm, $1,400
Soul Mate, Best Mate, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 9 x 8 x 10 cm, $1,400
Seek Peak, So To Speak, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 8.5 x 8 x 8.5 cm, $1,400
Face Off, Show Off, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 9 x 9 x 9.5 cm, $1,400
Late, Equate Irate, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 9 x 8.6 x 10 cm $1,400
Come Around, Lost Or Found, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 8 x 8 x 8.5 cm, $1,400
Declare, Scare, Swear, 2014
mixed media assemblage, 8 x 7.5 x 9 cm, $1,400
Conflate, Restate, Real Estate , 2014
mixed media assemblage, 8.5 x 11 x 9 cm, $1,400
Bye-Bye, Reply, Awry, 2012
mixed media assemblage in metal compact, 6 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm, $1,400
Esteem, Dream, 2012
mixed media assemblage in metal compact, 8.5 x 8.2 x 9 cm, $1,400
Forsake, Double Take, 2012
mixed media assemblage in metal compact, 8.5 x 7.5 x 10 cm, $1,400
Seaside Stride, Pride Confide, 2012
mixed media assemblage in metal compact, 8 x 7.5 x 8.5 cm, $1,400
at top: Gaze, Appraise, Display, 2014, mixed media assemblage, 9.5 x 9 x 10 cm, $1,400
Kendal Murray
To inquire about the above works please contact The Arthouse Gallery
all images courtesy of the Arthouse Gallery