Paul Michael Murray

Artist Statement | This year I went into the Craft + Design Canberra daily creative challenge by interpreting each prompt as disrupted portrait busts — just heads and shoulders mostly, all in handmade paper collage on 30x30cm birch panels. I tried to use surrealist approaches - humour, playfulness, improvisation and ambiguous narratives, and stepped away from my usual (sombre) practice. The process was pure joy—each piece left me positive and energised for the day. Big thanks to Craft + Design Canberra for sparking such a vibrant, supportive creative community. I loved seeing everyone’s work and reading the thoughts, processes, and poetic reflections!

 

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