Michael Murphy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Murphy
Occupation	Sculptor
Date Of Birth	Mar 22, 1975(1975-03-22)
Age	49
Birthplace	Youngstown
Birth City	Youngstown
Horoscope	Aries

Michael Murphy Biography

Michael Murphy is one of the most popular and richest Sculptor who was born on March 22, 1975 in Youngstown, Youngstown, ****. Michael Murphy (born March 22, 1975) is an American artist, sculptor and pioneer of the Perceptual Art movement. Murphy became widely known during the 2008 U.S. presidential election, after creating the first portrait of candidate Barack Obama in 2007 that influenced thousands of artists to contribute to the “Art for Obama” movement, documented in Shepard Fairey’s book Art for Obama: Designing Manifest Hope and the Campaign for Change.

In 2012 Time magazine commissioned Murphy to create a portrait of Barack Obama, their 2012 Person of the Year. The result was a multilayered cardboard sculpture that Time hailed as an “incredible piece.” The final portrait consisted of 66 hand-cut and painted cardboard plates suspended from white braided fibers. In Michael’s own words,

Come together is a symbol of power. It depicts Murphy’s girlfriend’s fist raised during the women’s March in DC in early 2018. There are over 2000 pieces of wood that make up the shape. This piece is currently being shown in an interactive art show known as “Point of View” that is touring within a company named Wonderspaces.

Michael Murphy’s work has been exhibited widely ranging from intimate gallery settings to large outdoor public installations. Murphy has shown exhibited alongside Shepard Fairey, Swoon and Ron English. His work has been featured in Time magazine, New York Magazine, ARK Magazine, American Artist’s Drawing Magazine, Uptown Magazine, Washington Life, Art for Obama, and Designing Obama. His works are held in private collections in Munich, London, Zurich, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, Cleveland and Washington, D.C.. One of his pieces, COME TOGETHER, is currently touring with an art installation show known as “Point of View” hosted by Wonderspaces.

Murphy created the first portrait of Barack Obama in 2007 as soon as his campaign launched. During the 2008 U.S. presidential election Michael Murphy was inspired by the “hope” and potential for “change” Obama campaigned on and the “hope that change is really possible”. Murphy’s wire portrait of Obama received critical acclaim and was featured in Time magazine’s December 2008 issue. In 2012 Time magazine commissioned Murphy to create a portrait of Barack Obama for their Person of the Year issue. He worked with a variety of mediums ranging from nails to high-tension wire, pastels, and even cardboard. “Several pieces use directional light and shadows to create images. These works seem to change form depending on the line of sight, making them interactive for viewers.” Michael was commissioned to create three pieces for Manifest Hope, art shows featuring artists who “used their talents to motivate the grassroots movement that carried Barack Obama to victory.”

Michael Murphy Net Worth

Michael Murphy is one of the richest Sculptor from . According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Murphy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Murphy was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts and sculpture training from Kent State University in 2000. He then earned his Master of Fine Arts in Art and Technology from The Art Institute of Chicago while focusing on sound art, installation and metal casting. In 2000 Murphy began his teaching career at the Art Institute of Chicago. He taught at various universities for twelve years until he retired in 2013 to focus exclusively on his art.{{cn} According to his website, “for the past two years Michael has been partnering with Michael Jordan and Nike creating centerpiece works of art for their retail environments incorporating Murphy’s stylistic approach into the Jordan Brand.”

In 2007 Michael Murphy began creating portraits of Barack Obama. One of his earliest portraits of Barack Obama was created by the shadow cast by 6,400 nails hammered into a canvas. The shadows produced by each nail when lit properly form the likeness of Obama. The Obama Art Report, which covered all of the work produced during the 2008 presidential election wrote that, “In an artistic movement so heavily inundated with design work, prints and street art, Murphy’s nail portrait came as a breath of fresh air.”

Gun Country is an expanded graphic of the United States rendered using 130 suspended toy guns. The controversial installation which received much praise from both sides of the gun debate, was meant to foster conversation about the prevalence of guns in America. The widespread media coverage the piece received did just that, and allowed millions of people to engage in conversation about their stance on guns and gun related issues in America., The piece was created for ArtPrize 2014 and installed on the terrace of the Urban Instite for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, MI.

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Who is Michael Murphy Dating?

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Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Sculptor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in. Michael Murphy celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.