Annette Murphy

For Annette Murphy, painting is a journey inward—a silent form of meditation, a retreat from the hustle and bustle of the self. In her paintings, emotions, dreams, and the unconscious merge into light, color, and texture. For her, the artistic process begins with the sensual craftsmanship: mixing the paints, carefully selecting the brush, paint knife, or roller—every gesture requires concentration and dedication.

Born in Tokyo in 1963 and raised bilingually in Rome, she was influenced by the ubiquitous art of the Eternal City from an early age: frescoes, statues, fountains, Renaissance and Baroque styles became her silent teachers. Annette Murphy studied history, art history, and languages, worked as a translator, teacher, and was a competitive athlete—but painting always accompanied her. From children's caricatures to watercolor landscapes to oil still lifes—her artistic development unfolded in stages. Her breakthrough to today's abstract painting came after visiting the exhibition "Monet's Garden," whose flood of color deeply moved her.

Since then, she has been painting with great intensity. Her works range from impressionistic florals to luminous abstractions – influenced by role models such as Monet, Cézanne, Chagall, and Gerhard Richter. What drives her? To make her own style visible.