Artist Information:
Nathan Murrell
Fall River, MA
United States
Member Since: Feb 2005
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Artist Statement:
A STORY ABOUT MAGIC
On my eighth birthday my
grandmother gave me a
Fisher-Price magic set. This
set featured various plastic
tricks, three sponge balls and
a black box. The box had three
doors, and behind them were
traps
and false floors to cause
whatever small object appear
and ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006
* Young Contemporaries (Juried
by Kiki Smith), Boston
University, Boston, MA
* MFA Thesis Exhibition,
University Gallery, UMASS
Dartmouth, MA
* Watershed 20th Anniversary
Exhibition, Boston Society of
Crafts, Boston, MA
2005
* Clay: A Compelling
Expression, Jonathan Ferrara
Gallery, New Orleans, LA
(Invitational)
* Feats of Clay, Lincoln Art,
Lincoln, CA (...
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Nathan Murrell's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Nathan Murrell's Portfolio.
A STORY ABOUT MAGIC
On my eighth birthday my grandmother gave me a Fisher-Price magic set. This set featured various plastic tricks, three sponge balls and a black box. The box had three doors, and behind them were traps
and false floors to cause whatever small object appear and disappear. I amazed myself for hours making things appear and disappear from my black box with its mysterious doors and traps. I put a crayon in the box, closed the door, and presto it turned into a plastic egg. As amazing as my box was, it would be the sponge balls, which would change my life, or certainly my perception of reality.
My favorite TV show at this time was Today’s Special. The show featured a mannequin named Dave who lived in a department store. He would come to life at night and help set up the displays when someone put on his magic hat and said the magic words: hocus pocus alamagocas. When I was watching one day I got the idea to try and make my sponge balls disappear without the aid of my black box. I put one ball on the counter and squeezed another in ... |
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Disbelief, 2006
Indoor Installation,
16 x 14 X 16 feet
Not for Sale
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Dark Ship 1, 2006
Indoor Installation,
6 x 3 X 11 feet
Not for Sale
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Estrangement, 2005
Mixed Media Sculpture,
30 x 16 X 6 inches
Not for Sale
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