Steve Murray Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Based in the north west of England, and self-taught.

Can the act of painting take us beyond ourselves? Using acrylics on canvas whilst experimenting with textiles and new paint technologies, otherness becomes a reference point in an age when identity is being more fully explored.

I now focus on aspects of landscape, especially areas characterised by ancient habitation and pathways and the changes over time of both human and natural features. These allow for reflection on both legacy and change.

My work therefore embraces chaos. Whilst that which is visible has transformative potential, it may also be a straightjacket from which to escape, as with the self-imposed limitations of our beliefs. The act of painting becomes indivisible from living, building on the past to create a future.