{"id":3685,"date":"2015-12-08T15:52:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T05:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3685"},"modified":"2015-12-08T15:52:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T05:52:22","slug":"artchat-blog-interview-79-denise-murray-mesmerised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3685","title":{"rendered":"ArtChat [Blog Interview #79] &#8211; Denise Murray &#8211; Mesmerised"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3685\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DeniseMurray.html\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Denise Murray<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is a sculptor who instinctively and imaginatively captures the joy of life, the nature of beauty and human emotion in her welded bronze and cold-cast bronze figures. Her latest body of work is entitled &#8216;<em>I Love the Dance\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u201cDancing is creating a sculpture that is visible only for a moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Denise\u2019s pieces are a celebration of the joy of life. The complete honesty necessary to use the body alone to communicate emotion and ideas has always held a fascination for her. During her 30 year career as an artist she has only scratched the surface of the possibilities inherent in the human form. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DeniseMurray2015.html\">Denise Murray<\/a> is one part of the talented Trio showcasing the Galleries December Exhibition &#8216;Mesmerised&#8217; alongside <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/KarenAtkins2015.html\">Karen Atkins<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/EmmaSheldrake2015.html\">Emma Sheldrake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3687\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"769\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0 You\u2019ve entitled this body of works \u201cI Love the Dance\u201d, where did this originate from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM:\u00a0 Simply that dancers make beautiful shapes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0 What inspired you to become a sculptor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM:\u00a0 I\u2019ve always used whatever medium available to best help me communicate my latest theme. With body language that is three dimensional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0 How have your sculptures evolved from when you first started creating?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM:\u00a0 Since I first started to use visual art to talk to people, the figure seemed to me the logical choice. As time went by I have moved into different materials but the subject matter has so far been the same. The next projects are always inspired by the previous ones.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"915\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0 What is your favourite movie and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM:\u00a0 I loved \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.avatarmovie.com\/index.html\">Avatar<\/a>\u201d for the creativity in building that amazing world. It was visually spectacular. Also the long elegant inhabitants of course inspired me. I was a beautiful comment on living in harmony with the world you live in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC:\u00a0 You create a lot of Dancers, was this something you aspired to be earlier in life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM:\u00a0 I remember watching<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gymnastics.org.au\/\"> gymnasts <\/a>and loving their strength and agility. I did classes for a while. I didn\u2019t get a chance to see much dancing until I was older. But it gets back to the body and how it moves and what it says.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3689\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"890\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: Your process for creating a bronze piece is very involved and physical; can you explain a little bit more about this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM: Many people are curious about my processes as a sculptor which is why for this exhibition I decided to try and do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Denise-Murray-and-Laurindo-De-Abreu-Soto-163754943680824\/?ref=hl%20https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/163754943680824\/videos\/vb.163754943680824\/970715759651401\/?type=2&amp;theater\">daily account of happenings in the studio.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First I do a sculpture in wax. Then a mould is taken of that \u2018model\u2019. This takes a while. After the mould is finished I will pour a wax ready for the foundry. I work on this wax until I\u2019m perfectly happy with how it looks, particularly in relation to the attitude of the figure. The wax is taken to the foundry and I will ask them to do the ceramic shell and pour the bronze. I will take this \u2018raw\u2019 bronze back to the studio and grind and weld and sand until the finish is perfect. Then the patina is done using chemicals and a hot wax finish. Once that is done it is mounted according to the look I want to achieve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: You have two very singular pieces in this exhibition, \u201cPuppy\u201d and \u201cOffering\u201d, what was the inspiration behind these sculptures?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DeniseMurray2015.html\">\u201cPuppy\u201d<\/a> came from a desire to do more welded sculptures which I had being doing in bronze sheet sourced from America. I wanted to see what I could do in brass sheet using the cut shapes as a mosaic like affect. I enjoyed the different look I was able to achieve and will be doing more. With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DeniseMurray2015.html\">\u201cOffering\u201d<\/a> I wanted to build a figure using the technique I use for armature and extend this to describe the finished piece, emphasising the lines in space possible with this technique. It has a light airy feel which marries perfectly with my long tall figures. I can\u2019t wait to do more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3690\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"681\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Capture.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Capture-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: What do you love to do that\u2019s not related to your art practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DM: We live on acreage with quite a lot of remnant bushland. My granddaughter is crazy about animals so she has been promised a \u201ccamping, nature walk\u201d at Granny\u2019s house. A night-time possum search and \u201cwild bush camping\u201d when Granny \u201cfinishes her exhibition\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mesmerised featuring Denise Murray, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/KarenAtkins.html\">Karen Atkins<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmasheldrake.com\/___EM_ARTIST___\/home.html\">Emma Sheldrake <\/a>continues at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/Contact.php\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a>, 61 Musgrave\u00a0Road, Red Hill\u00a0until Sunday\u00a02o December 2015. Make sure you get the chance to see Denise&#8217;s stunning &#8216;I Love the Dance&#8217; collection.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3685\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareDenise Murray is a sculptor who instinctively and imaginatively captures the joy of life, the nature of beauty and human emotion in her welded bronze and cold-cast bronze figures. 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