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Michael Murphenko is one of the most original among Ukrainian artists. Born in Great Britain, he grew up in Australia, studied art in Belgium and is now living and working in Ukraine. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Belgium (Brussels), Great Britain (London, Edinburgh), USA (New York, San Francisco), and Ukraine (Kyiv).
Doroshenko Gryshchenko Clinic is a Ukrainian art curatorial association with a mission to improve the health of society by means of culture. By affecting individuals on an informational, intellectual, emotional and, most importantly, on a personal level, art becomes therapy for identity. It frees individuals from social phobias, helps them overcome personal neuroses and socio-cultural superstitions and opens them up to the world’s diversity. |
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Red Dot Art Fair
Project presented by Doroshenko Gryshchenko Clinic (Ukraine)
and Firebird Group
December 1-5, 2010
3011 NE 1st Avenue, Wynwood, Miami
Booth A 107
Reception: November 30, 2010 from 6-9 pm
Special Reception
to meet the Artist, Michael Murphenko
At Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach
17875 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
November 29, 2010
from 6-8 pm
Sponsored by Kiron Solutions www.kironsolutions.com
INSECTOIDS REPTILOIDS II
During the XXIV World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, held in Beijing on September 15-20, 2009, DoroshenkoGryshchenkoClinic presented “Insectoids and Reptiloids – In Search of Harmony”, an art project by Michael Murphenko (Great Britain/Ukraine).
The theme of the international congress in Beijing, Global Harmony and Rule of Law, cannot simply be a naked statement in today's world - it is more realistic to see it as a path and a quest. The very concepts and philosophies behind law are not the same in different civilisational traditions and cannot be reduced to either Pax Romana or Confucianism.
“Insectoids Reptiloids” is a vivid artistic reflection on the Beijing forum's discussions. It is composed of an installation of graphics, which were created by the artist during the days of the congress’s work, using traditional Chinese art materials, but in no way copying the classical examples of their application.
The project incorporates the anthropological hypothesis by the Kyrgyz geologist and thinker Ilyas Sadybakasov, which states that humankind can be grouped into Insectoid and Reptiloid civilizations based on the geo-historical conditions that influenced the development of each type's social, legal and mental characteristics.
The use of black and white graphics, as well as the simplification of the theme’s controversy in the curatorial text, creates a demonstrative effect. For the aim of this project is to invite one to look into the mirror as if into the abyss, yet not to investigate its depths.
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