OSCAR MURILLO AT DAVID ZWIRMER GALLERY

I read an article about the Turner prize 2020 nominee and made a special trip to see his exhibition, “Manifestations” at the David Zwirmer Gallery in London.

Murillo works energetically with texture and textile and paint to recreate almost wall sculptural pieces.  He has a brilliant sense of colour and pattern and design, and his work is much sought after.  I myself worked for many years with cotton and other fabric which I dyed myself.  I still get a thrill from using cloth, but I never dared to break the rules as Murillo does in his cross over works.  There is something Japanese about the free mark making in this work.