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Brett Murray (born 1961) is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referred to by critic Brenda Atkinson as "the dark prince of South African pop (art)", Murray is one of the country's most popular artists, often using easily recognisable media images with the addition of a subversive and bitterly funny twist. Murray's work addresses the wars of the cultures, the clash between Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism, the old and the new South Africas. "With my work I hope to critically entertain. Through satirical and tragic reflections on South Africa, I hope to shift people's perspectives and change people's minds, indulgent, arrog

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  • بريت موراي (بالإنجليزية: Brett Murray)‏ هو رسام جنوب أفريقي، ولد في 1961 في بريتوريا في جنوب أفريقيا. (ar)
  • Brett Murray (born 1961) is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referred to by critic Brenda Atkinson as "the dark prince of South African pop (art)", Murray is one of the country's most popular artists, often using easily recognisable media images with the addition of a subversive and bitterly funny twist. Murray's work addresses the wars of the cultures, the clash between Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism, the old and the new South Africas. "With my work I hope to critically entertain. Through satirical and tragic reflections on South Africa, I hope to shift people's perspectives and change people's minds, indulgent, arrogant and pretentious as this might sound," he says. More recently, his work has explored his own personal experiences and identity. Murray was also the founder of the sculpture department at Stellenbosch University. (en)
  • Brett Murray nacido el año 1961 en Pretoria, es un escultor sudafricano, conocido por esculturas de pared de acero y materiales diversos . Murray tiene una maestría en Bellas Artes por la Escuela de Michaelis de Bellas Artes , 1989.​ Conocido por la crítica como "el príncipe oscuro del (arte) pop sudafricano", Murray es uno de los artistas más populares del país , utiliza a menudo imágenes de los medios fácilmente reconocibles con la adición de un toque subversivo y amargamente divertido.​ La obra de Murray se ocupa de las guerras de las culturas , el choque entre afrocentrismo y eurocentrismo , lo viejo y lo nuevo de Sudáfrica. "Con mi trabajo espero entretener críticamente. A través de reflexiones satíricas y trágicas sobre Sudáfrica, para cambiar las perspectivas y la mentalidad de la gente, tan indulgente, arrogante y pretencioso como esto puede sonar", dice.​ Más recientemente, su trabajo ha explorado sus propias experiencias personales e identidad. Murray también fue el fundador del departamento de escultura en la .​ (es)
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  • Nominated as the Standard Bank Young Artist of the year in 2002 (en)
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  • بريت موراي (بالإنجليزية: Brett Murray)‏ هو رسام جنوب أفريقي، ولد في 1961 في بريتوريا في جنوب أفريقيا. (ar)
  • Brett Murray (born 1961) is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referred to by critic Brenda Atkinson as "the dark prince of South African pop (art)", Murray is one of the country's most popular artists, often using easily recognisable media images with the addition of a subversive and bitterly funny twist. Murray's work addresses the wars of the cultures, the clash between Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism, the old and the new South Africas. "With my work I hope to critically entertain. Through satirical and tragic reflections on South Africa, I hope to shift people's perspectives and change people's minds, indulgent, arrog (en)
  • Brett Murray nacido el año 1961 en Pretoria, es un escultor sudafricano, conocido por esculturas de pared de acero y materiales diversos . Murray tiene una maestría en Bellas Artes por la Escuela de Michaelis de Bellas Artes , 1989.​ "Con mi trabajo espero entretener críticamente. A través de reflexiones satíricas y trágicas sobre Sudáfrica, para cambiar las perspectivas y la mentalidad de la gente, tan indulgente, arrogante y pretencioso como esto puede sonar", dice.​ (es)
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