Episode 93: Elizabeth Murray: Boundless Possibilities of Paint on the Canvas -

Neo-Expressionist artist Elizabeth Murray breaks away from the artistic traditions of creating illusionistic three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface. Her artistic vocabulary has a “cartoony” flavor.

Elizabeth Murray, “Slip Away,” oil on canvas, 1986 Image Credit: Wadsworth Atheneum

“Slip Away” in the renovated Morgan Great Hall Gallery (2011) Image Credit: Wadsworth Atheneum

Elizabeth Murray, “Her Story,” oil on canvas, 1984

Modernist Paul Cezanne inspired Murray to pursue painting. She first saw his paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Image Credit)

Episode 93: Script Download

Resources for this podcast episode include: Wadsworth Atheneum, Art Institute of Chicago, MOMA, Art News, PBS Art 21, and the writings of Robert Storr and Jonathan Fineberg.