Joi Murugavell
Her struggle with “the trials and tribulations” of human communication is reflected throughout her work. “Oodlies” are the characters that appear in her paintings and stand for the odd lies we sometimes tell ourselves and others.
“I want to get to know myself better, I do that through painting and drawing, as long as that keeps happening I feel I keep making progress. When I show my work, that’s a whole different thing, it’s not about my wants, it’s about what people see in themselves, or learn about themselves. Oh! Yeah! I read a cool thing by British artist Keith Tyson ‘Everything else is trying to sell you something else, art is trying to sell you yourself’.”

Joi Murugavell
Australia
Every Day Lost (and found)
Acrílico, Óleo, grafito en
Papel Strathmore
35 x 35 cms
2016
Every Day Lost (and found)
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore paper
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Family Ties & Lies
Gouache, graphite, oil pastel, pen on
Strathmore paper
35 x 35 cms
2016
Family Ties & Lies
Gouache, graphite, oil pastel, pen on
Strathmore paper
13.77 x 13.77 in
201
First Date Paddy Whack
Gouache, graphite, oil pastel, pen on
Arches paper
35 x 35 cms
2016
First Date Paddy Whack
Gouache, graphite, oil pastel, pen on
Arches paper
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Hellophobia
Gouache, graphite, pen on
Arches paper
35 x 35 cms
2016
Hellophobia
Gouache, graphite, pen on
Arches paper
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Offline
Gouache, graphite, pen on
Arches paper
35 x 35 cms
2016
Offline
Gouache, graphite, pen on
Arches paper
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Out Playing Alone
Acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal
on wood panel
35 x 35 cms
2016
Out Playing Alone
Acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal
on wood panel
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Plot change! (in a hurry)
Acrylic, charcoal, oil stick,
pen on wood panel
35 x 35 cms
2016
Plot change! (in a hurry)
Acrylic, charcoal, oil stick,
pen on wood panel
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Preserve The Silence
Acrylic, pen on wood panel
35 x 35 cms
2016
Preserve The Silence
Acrylic, pen on wood panel
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Spronk Zoo Pharmacy
Acrylic, pen on wood panel
35 x 35 cms
2016
Spronk Zoo Pharmacy
Acrylic, pen on wood panel
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
Sunny Side Up
Acrylic, oil pastel, pen on wood panel
35 x 35 cms
2016
Sunny Side Up
Acrylic, oil pastel, pen on wood panel
13.77 x 13.77 in
2016
A Fine Line
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
45 x 35 x 4 cms
2016
A Fine Line
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
17.71 x 13.77 x 1.57 in
2016
Dazed & Confused
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
35 x 45 x 4 cms
2016
Dazed & Confused
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
13.77 x 17.71 x 1.57 in
2016
Fever
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
45 x 35 x 4 cms
2016
Fever
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
17.71 x 13.77 x 1.57 in
2016
Social Fatigue
Acrylic, graphite, pen
sobre bastidor
35 x 45 x 4 cms
2016
Social Fatigue
Acrylic, graphite, pen
13.77 x 17.71 x 1.57 in
2016
Space Unavailable
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
45 x 35 x 4 cms
2016
Space Unavailable
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
17.71 x 13.77 x 1.57 in
2016
The Full Animal
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
35 x 45 x 4 cms
2016
The Full Animal
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
13.77 x 17.71 x 1.57 in
2016
The Wrapper
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
35 x 45 x 4 cms
2016
The Wrapper
Acrylic, graphite, pen
on stretched canvas
13.77 x 17.71 x 1.57 in
2016
Fruit of Insomnia
Acrylic, crayon, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
45 x 35 cms
2016
Fruit of Insomnia
Acrylic, crayon, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
17.71 x 13.77 in
2016
Tired You Are
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
45 x 35 x 4 cms
2016
Tired You Are
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
17.71 x 13.77 x 1.57 in
2016
Walk In The Park
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
35 x 45 x 4 cms
2016
Walk In The Park
Acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, pen
on stretched canvas
13.77 x 17.71 x 1.57 in
2016
A Quest For Noise Cancelling
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
A Quest For Noise Cancelling
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
A Real Friend Doesn´t Buy You
Kale Chips
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
A Real Friend Doesn´t Buy You
Kale Chips
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
Between Her Wall and His Wax
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore Paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
Between Her Wall and His Wax
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore Paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
Chance Meetings
Gouache, graphite, pen on
Strathmore Paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
Chance Meetings
Gouache, graphite, pen on
Strathmore Paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
Corporate Robot Buttela
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
Corporate Robot Buttela
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore Paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
Familial Guilt (a permanent room)
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
Familial Guilt (a permanent room)
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
Odd One Out (Family Reunion)
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
Odd One Out (Family Reunion)
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite on
Strathmore paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
Peabody Homebody
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
Peabody Homebody
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016
Some Of My Best Friends Don´t Speak
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore paper
65 x 65 cms
2016
Some Of My Best Friends Don´t Speak
Acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on
Strathmore paper
25.59 x 25.59 in
2016