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Shayne Murphy: Cataplexy, Opens November 17
Murphy’s mystifying subjects of prehistoric animals, haunting landscapes, and ominous solar chambers reinforce paradoxical, ethereal realities, compelling the viewer to question what is real and what is imagined, and whether these concepts are mutually exclusive.
Diagnosed in 2019 with Narcolepsy, Murphy describes his experience while living with this condition: “Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that involves irregular patterns in Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep and significant disruptions of the sleep-to-wake cycle. People with narcolepsy often experience hallucinations: vivid, realistic, and often frightening dreams that occur on the edge of unconsciousness. For people like myself with this condition, the dream and conscious realms can bleed into one another, creating a disorienting and surreal state of being.”
Drawing visual inspiration from the Golden Age of Hollywood set design and from photos and sketches of his recent travel experiences, Murphy creates a new body of work that evokes his Narcoleptic fractured mental state. Executed in a rich color palette of romantic purples, scintillating marigolds, and velvety blacks, the works create a captivating environment within the intersection of the real and the artificial
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