Stu Murphy

Never really knowing if a career in environmental science or the arts fitted best I've found myself halfway between the two in my own Art Vs Science battle for relevance.

I've experimented with a variety of mediums including lino cut stencils, spray paint stencilling, free hand acrylic spray painting, photography and videography over the past 8 years or so.

My choice of subject matter is reasonably broad however environmental issues tend to feature in my photography and videography a lot. The majority of my spray painting has generally been provided free to the community to enjoy as "non commissioned public art".......there are a variety of ways in which this could be described...

I've recently found a balance in my Art Vs Science battle with my aerial photography. It seems a natural fit. Telling stories of human interference in Australian landscapes in my own way. I describe them as abstract aerial photographs but in my head they feel more like paintings with my eye looking for line, colour, pattern and texture that will satisfy the heart. 

Stu Murphy
Grafton NSW 2019