Welgemeend August Art Month - 2019

78 BRETT MURRAY 1961 - Gorilla 2005/2006, Edition 5 of 5 bronze 61 x 62 x 44 cm PROVENANCE: Joao Ferreira Art Gallery EXHIBITED: ‘Sleep, Sleep’ , Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 2006 and Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town, 2006 Kilbourn Collection Image Courtesy of John Hodgkiss “The polished-bronze animal figures that feature prominently in his mature practice were first introduced in his 2006 exhibition, Sleep Sleep , which included squat interpretations of a donkey, gorilla and pig. In a 2017 interview, Murray spoke of how his “little short fat” sculptures are both autobiographical, quoting his stout physical form, and informed by the graphic simplicity of Asian vinyl toys.” Alexander Matthews Business Day , 29 March 2017