Continuous Blooms, 2022-Present
The “continuous blooms” style that Murphy has been meditating on for years is a vivid algorithm that mimics the roll of a boiling pot and the tangled bramble of a dark forest. Best described as an abstract meditation on human growth, vulnerability, and the embrace of constant change in a stretch towards mindfulness and true happiness. The pattern or algorithm is the work that we all must do, the slow expansion of personal comfort zones as we face anxiety, and the eventual blooms of self realization and happiness. It was originally inspired by seeing a squashed ketchup packet on the pavement after reading Dr Seuss to his kids … so they say.
Over time the style has evolved from a Seuss-like condition into a more refined and elegant state, sometimes incorporating floral elements with less saturated color palettes.
