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Aaron James Murphy

b.1988

1988, London, United Kingdom
Lives, studies and works in Hastings, East Sussex, UK


Work No. 4 Movement is Life
Work No. 5 Movement is Life
Work No. 13 Faded Dream
Work No. 22 50.9193° N, 0.9653° E
Work No. 27 50.9193° N, 0.9653° E
Work No. 30
Work No. 38
Work No. 44 Prospect Cottage
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Aaron James Murphy is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans writing, photography, sculpture and painting. A diversified practice is consolidated by ongoing research exploring the historical and contemporary discourse of Gay Rights Movements and AIDS/HIV.

Archives are a prominent point of departure in Aaron James Murphy’s practice and theoretical discourse. This enables access to a collective memory bank, rehabilitating the lives and actions documented into the contemporary sphere.
Conservative political doctrine has developed a burgeoning engagement with social anthropology. Issues related to societal pressures, ideologies and stigma in an autobiographical and biographical context are central themes.

Gay Rights Movements and AIDS/HIV discourse has fuelled Aaron James Murphy’s interest in the overlap of the private and public, candidly documenting his own experiences and diagnosis.

A research lead practice has developed and eclectic approach to traditional and non-traditional materials, which has resolved in an aesthetic vocabulary evocative of both Minimalism and Conceptual Art.

Contact

Education
2017-2019 Fine Art Practices BA (Hons)
2015-2016 Access to Higher Education – Humanities
2010-2011 Art & Design BTEC National Diploma

Group Exhibitions
2019 – Collusion, Stade Hall, Hastings, UK
2019 – Life and Decay – Hastings Arts Forum, UK
2017 - Stade Hall Show, Hastings, UK
2017 - Space: Installation Project, St Leonard's on-sea, UK
2017 - Society of Emerging Artists, UCH, UK

Solo Exhibitions
2019 – Exposure: Project Space, UCH, UK
2018 – Curve Gallery, UCH, UK

Work Experience
2018/19 - Student Ambassador and peer mentor
2017/18 - President of Contemporary Fine Art Society
2017/18 – President of Hastings Social Society
2017/18 – Student Enhancement Programme Manager, Brighton Student Union
2017 - Society Secretary: Society of Emerging Artists
2017 - Society Secretary: Contemporary Fine Art Society

Collections
Private collections – UK, USA, France, Ireland

Publications
Tough Cookie Zine.
Gaslighting; Exploring Domestic Abuse & Stories from Survivors.
January 2021.