Oscar Murillo - Artist Info

About Oscar Murillo

  • Biography

    Oscar Murillo:
    Born 1986 in La Paila, Colombia.
    Lives and works in London and La Paila, Colombia.

    Education
    2012: M.F.A., Royal College of Art, London
    2007: B.F.A., University of Westminster, London

    Oscar Murillo's large-scale paintings imply action, performance, and chaos, but are in fact methodically composed of rough-hewn, stitched canvases that often incorporate fragments of text as well as studio debris such as dirt and dust. His paintings, video works, and performances are tied to a notion of community stemming from the artist's cross-cultural ties to London, where he currently lives and works, and Colombia, where he was born in 1986.

    Murillo earned his B.F.A. in 2007 from the University of Wes...

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