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Michael
Murray is a professional Digital Fine Artist and Designer based in Glasgow,
Scotland, who specialises in designing and supplying art for offices,
bars, restaurants, cafes, hotels, and private homes, and as special
luxury gifts. In addition to his commission work he also creates fine
art pieces for international
exhibitions, galleries, art
fairs, and to sell directly to clients and customers.
Within
his gallery you will find a huge range of Glasgow art prints, Scottish
aerial art, new contemporary mixed media abstracts, aerial animal art,
urban scrawls (graffiti), as well as a few originals and limted editions.
All of which can be purchased as mounted prints, framed, or block-mounted.
He has exhibited at the Scotland Street School, Lloyd Jerome Gallery,The
Maclaurin Gallery, The Royal Concert Hall, Gallery 23, Alpha Arts, Hanover
Fine Art, House For An Art Lover, the Glasgow Art Club, and Homes and
Interiors Scotland 2008.
His
commission work may be found in the UK, the US, Europe, and Australia.
His client list includes Fantasy Garage Doors, Stow College, Starbucks,
Bar Square + Budweiser, The Goat + Heineken, Bar Bola, Kazaa Restaurant,
and Keywest Design and Advertising, as well as many private clients.
His
unique work mainly involves photography along with Photoshop and 3D
Studio Max to create exciting original and contemporary pieces of art,
and varies from stylish photographic collages to highly complex digital
mixed media aerial scenes of various locations.
He
is an art supplier for architects, interior designers, and private clients,
both in the UK and internationally.
Awards
and Honours. Cover artwork A-N magazine May 2005
Cover artwork Histoires
Maigres by Alasdair Gray, James kelman, Agnes Owens
Silver Award. Portfolios.com
Exhibitions
- Scotland
Street School [Epilespy Scotland 2009]
- House
For An Art Lover
- Homes
and Interiors Scotland SECC 2008
- Hanover
Fine Arts
- Royal
Concert Hall
- Gallery
23
- Montgomeries
cafe
- Lloyd
Jeromes Gallery
- The
Tron Theatre
- MacLaurin
Gallery
- Glasgow
Art Club [Epilespy Scotland 2007 + 2008]
- Postcards
For Sick Kids Exhibition 2008
PROJECTS (small
selection) Over 250 projects completed.
- Fantasy
Garage Doors [design commission].. pic
11 photographic images, a logo, and a leaflet.
- Stow
College, Glasgow[Art for colleges commission].. pic
7 images (1 image for each department) designed and supplied with
usage
rights on DVD.
- Pauline
Brown Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist[Art for offices
Commission]..
9 pieces from the aerial
animal series. 7 of
40cm x 50cm and 2 of 50cm x 50cm black box frames, double white mount.
- Starbucks,
Glasgow [Art for cafes commission]..
4 Photographic Art images, A2 block-mounted.
- Bar
Square/Budweiser, Glasgow[Art for bars commission]..
Graffiti piece designed incorporating Budweiser. 245cm x 170cm. Made
from 70 square block-mounts. + Stylised photograph of the bar itself.
Block-mounted.
1m x 1m.
- The
Goat/Heineken, Glasgow [Art for bars commission]..
Complex digital mixed media scene designed (photography + 3D modelling)
incorporating 15 subtle references to Goats and Heineken elements.
80cm x 55cm. Ornate Gold Frame.
- The
Cathedral House Hotel, Glasgow[Art for hotels commission]..
15 Stylised photographs of local landmarks. Supplied as Lustre Photographic
prints.
- Lamora
Restaurant, Glasgow [Art for restaurants commission]..
15 personal photos supplied by the owner which were scanned, enhanced,
printed, framed, and hung. 30cm x 30cm each.
- Charlies
Restaurant, Glasgow[Art for restaurants Commission]..
One panoramic food themed image designed and mounted on foamboard.
170” x 30”
- Kazzaa
Restaurant, Falkirk [Art for restaurants Commission]..
12 colourful street scenes supplied. Block mounted. 1ft x 3ft each.
- Keywest
Design, Glasgow[Art for offices Commission]..
2 graffiti pieces designed. (8ft x 8ft + 12ft x 8ft). Stretched canvas
+ 2 signs for boardroom and meeting room doors. Block-mounted A4 +
30 employee art portraits. 20cm x 20cm each. Block-mounted.
- Private
client, Boston, US [Private Art Commission - interior design]..
Digital mixed media. (photography + 3D modelling) Aerial art scene
designed of private address and favourite areas of Boston. Framed
in thick black wooden frame, silver slip. 100cm x 100cm
- Private
client, Edinburgh, UK [Private Art Commission - interior design]..
Pair of floral photographic collages. Framed in rustic gold frames,
cream slip.
80cm x 80cm each
- Private
client, London, UK [Private Art Commission - interior design]..
Stylised and personalised photograph of private address. Block-mounted.
- Private
client, Glasgow, UK [Private Art Commission - interior design]..
30 block-mounts making up one panoramic design. 258.5cm x 73cm total
size.
- Private
client, Glasgow, UK [Private Art Commission - interior design]..
Photographed favourite building, then retouched and enhanced. Supplied
as lustre photographic print. 30cm x 30cm.
- Private
client, Stirling, UK [Private Art Commission - interior design]
Favourite animals added to a supplied photograph of a room. Printed,
framed, and hung in same room. 60cm x 60cm.
- Private
client, Bristol, UK [Private Art Commission - special gift] ..
Photographic collage designed from supplied photographs and list
of hobbies, interests, etc. Framed in a deep black frame. 52cm x 40cm
- Private
client, Paris, France [Private Art Commission - interior design]
Stylised and retouched architectural photograph, supplied as a lustre
photographic print.
- Private
client, Ashby de la Zouch UK [Private Art Commission - interior
design]
Abstract image designed in specific colours to be displayed on a 42"
LCD TV. Supplied as a high resolution file on a memory stick.
External
Portfolio
Clients
- Fantasy
Garage Doors [WEBSITE]
- Caledonian
University
- Little
Sardines
- Andres
Bistrot
- Lamora
Italian Restaurant
- Laura
Donnelly Casting Director
- Starbucks
- E-Learning
Design
- Stow
College [WEBSITE]
- The
Goat [WEBSITE]
- Cathedral
House Hotel
- Bar
Bola
- Charlies
- David
McLaughlin Block-Mounting
- Bar
Square [WEBSITE]
- Keywest
Design And Advertising [WEBSITE]
- Kahleen
Crawford Casting Director [WEBSITE]
- Thistle
Brass [WEBSITE]
- G1
Interiors [WEBSITE]
- SJ
Fitness [WEBSITE]
- Foxywoo
Jewellery [WEBSITE]
- Millers
Flooring [WEBSITE]
- Stewarton
Academy[WEBSITE]
- Sharp
Advertising
- SDI
- Petcetera
- Furbabyfur
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