Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Murmuration Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Dress Series

Todd Murphy (1962-2020)

photo composite; Proof printing, double sided uv printed plexiglass, archival printing

Todd Murphy studio proof printing with Laumont Editions

Todd Murphy (1962-2020)

photo composite; Proof printing, double sided uv printed plexiglass, archival pigment, c-print, aluminum, copper, archival printing

Todd Murphy proof printing Laumont Editions

Scarlet Branches, 2017

Stag Series

Stag Series

Flowering Branches, 2017

Stag Series

White into the White, 2016

Stag Series

Blue, 2017

Stag Series

Stag Series

Stag Series

Stag in the Woods, 2016

Stag Series

Murphy Studio Film  MARCH 31, 2016 4:17PM

Ram Series

Ram Series

  • The deer and the dresses, these pieces invite different viewpoints. Some people see my art and they see something peaceful, some see something dark and frightening.

    Todd Murphy

    Forbes, 2016

  • Once on Little St. Simons Island, off of the coast of Georgia, Todd saw a stark white stag amongst the Spanish moss. He was mesmerized. The deer’s spirit lingered with the artist long after he had dashed back into the wild.

    Barbara Stehle

    Todd Murphy, an ongoing voyage. JUGULAR, Issue 1

  • A photograph reinvents the scene in winter: a white stag standing in the midst of an ethereal forest, covered in snow. The work is a montage, a forest of twig, carefully reconstituted by the artist. The encounter is retold as a poetic vision.

    Barbara Stehle

    Todd Murphy, an ongoing voyage. JUGULAR, Issue 1

  • Since, the stag, in white or tan, is an essential figure for the artist. In another one of Todd’s pieces, a regal, life-sized stag is represented with three-dimensional branches growing out of the picture. The effect is striking, merging the animal with his forest.

    Barbara Stehle

    Todd Murphy, an ongoing voyage. JUGULAR, Issue 1

  • Once on Little St. Simons Island, off of the coast of Georgia, Todd saw a stark white stag amongst the Spanish moss. He was mesmerized. The deer’s spirit lingered with the artist long after he had dashed back into the wild. A photograph reinvents the scene in winter: a white stag standing in the midst of an ethereal forest, covered in snow. The work is a montage, a forest of twig, carefully reconstituted by the artist. The encounter is retold as a poetic vision. Since, the stag, in white or tan, is an essential figure for the artist. In another one of Todd’s pieces, a regal, life-sized stag is represented with three-dimensional branches growing out of the picture. The effect is striking, merging the animal with his forest.

    Barbara Stehle

    Todd Murphy, an ongoing voyage. JUGULAR, Issue 1

  • Oh, that sculptors could paint paintings as well as he makes sculptures.

    Donald Locke, “A World Apart, Todd Murphy’s ‘The New World’ at Fay Gold Gallery, 1995 

    Donald Locke (1930-2010) Painter, writer, sculptor, ceramicist and writer

    link to Locke’s website underlined

    Donald Locke artist’s Legacy website

  • I visited Murphy at his studio at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and have never been so moved by an artist working Space.

    Adam Lehrer , 2016

    Forbes “Artist Todd Murphy creates Discourse through Beauty” 2016