Molly Murphy

My work serves as a cultural narrative, an expression of personal experience, and an exploration of form and function. I use specific materials and designs to connect with my tribal art forms from antiquity while material and content choices embrace the reality of my modern mixed heritage. My designs originate from older traditional sources and combined with beadwork and embroidery techniques create a specific textural and tactile experience necessary for me to explore the relationship between data and knowledge. I use the visual language of color and shape to articulate new observations on politics, history, and identity.