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Artist Statement:
Annemarie Murland: Artist
Statement: A Long Road Home an
exhibition of works of art for
the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy, Fine Art.
Embedded within the structure
and surface of these works of
art are the remnants of past
and present landscapes and the
after memory of lives long
gone. Characterised by paint
upon surface, I hear the
sounds of time past in this
illusory space where a deep
connectedness to my home
space, Glasgow continues to
flourish. In silent reverie I
still smell the rain as it
mingles with the fragments of
detritus that lie casually
upon and in between the tar
macadam that borders my
childhood playground, Glasgow
Green. It is in temporal
space where memory and reality
embrace, attaching like
electricity to the surface of
the picture plane that once
again, I am home. [A Long
Road Home, Annemarie Murland
2009]
A personal experience of
migration provides the content
for this research and
exhibition titled A Long Road
Home. Narratives of identity,
displacement and loss, common
to the migrant experience are
translated within an abstract
visual context to describe a
felt experience. As concept
and inspiration for both the
works on paper and the
paintings, memory and ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2009 A Long Road Home, the
University of Newcastle
Gallery, Newcastle
2008 Lost in Translation,
John Miller Galleries,
Newcastle,
2006 All That You Leave
Behind, John Miller Galleries,
Newcastle
2005 Going Home, Watt Space
Student Gallery, Newcastle
Three Colours, John Miller
Galleries, Newcastle
2004 Chapters of the Lost ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
“Knitting was a form of
writing for Annemarie
Murlands’s mother, Agnes. She
wrote the family history in
striped jumpers and plaid
blankets and Murland remembers
clearly the year her mother
taught her to knit – the new
skill felt just like learning
another language. These days
abstraction is the language...
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Collections:
The University of Newcastle
Collection
A Long Road Home, oil
on canvas, 140x110x15cm
The University of Newcastle
Collection
Big Red, oil on canvas,
200x200cm, 2008
Hunter Valley Private
Hospital, Newcastle
Three Colours, oil on canvas,
140x120cm, 2005
Maitland Regional Art Gallery,
Maitland
Beyond Blue, oil on canvas,
180x90cm, 2003
Various ...
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Commissions:
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Annemarie Murland Biography:
| Biographical information for Annemarie Murland can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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47
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic |
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| Education |
Post Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
yoga walking going to the beach |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
many
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| Favorite Work of Art |
cant make up my mind
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
a good day in the studio |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
not provided |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Born in Glasgow 1962 grew up in the city center moved to Australia in the 1991 where I began my art practice. |
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