Brett Murray
South African · b. 1961 · Painter, Sculptor
Brett Murray is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine… (Wikipedia)
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The Party vs. The PeopleStrauss & Co · ZAR 386,512≈ $26,550≈ £20,276≈ €22,778Sign up to see
LimboStrauss & Co · ZAR 320,000≈ $18,445≈ £14,057≈ €15,954Sign up to see
At the TroughStrauss & Co · ZAR 293,125≈ $17,922≈ £13,306≈ €15,405Sign up to see
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Brett Murray is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referred to by critic Brenda Atkinson as "the dark prince of South African pop (art)", Murray is one of the country's most popular artists, often using easily recognisable media images with the addition of a subversive and bitterly funny twist. Murray's work addresses the wars of the cultures, the clash between Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism, the old and the new South Africas. "With my work I hope to critically entertain. Through satirical and tragic reflections on South Africa, I hope to shift people's perspectives and change people's minds, indulgent, arrogant and pretentious as this might sound," he says. More recently, his work has explored his own personal experiences and identity. Murray was also the founder of the sculpture department at Stellenbosch University.
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