Erin Murray

In recent drawings of vernacular architecture I employ classicizing elements and unusual perspectives to draw out the embedded information inherent in all human-built structures. On this seemingly abandoned and portentous empty stage one can contemplate the history of architecture, the humor of "bad" architecture, and the human experience within. My paintings deal with similar themes in a more intimate way by presenting individual portraits of buildings. In titling the work I borrow from the language of architecture to further add weight and meaning to these typically inconsequential structures.