Oscar murillo artist biography
Oscar murillo artist biography
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Oscar Murillo (artist)
Colombian artist
Oscar Murillo (born 1986) is a Colombian artist working within the painting tradition. He currently lives and works in various locations.[1]
Curator and writer Legacy Russell has said that the artist explores "the body in transit",[2] while curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist has spoken of a "blurring […] between art and life" occurring in Murillo’s multidisciplinary works.[3]
In 2019, he co-won the Turner Prize after requesting with his fellow nominees (Tai Shani, Helen Cammock, and Lawrence Abu Hamdan) that the jury award the prize for the first time to all four nominated artists.[4]
Early life and education
Murillo was born and spent the first ten years of his life in La Paila, a small town in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia, and one of the country's largest producer's of sugarcane.
His parents moved to London when he was 10 years old.[5] He attended Cardinal Pole Catholic Scho