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Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:51:00 -0500

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My new show, “Certainty Principle” opens (tmw)...

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:56:35 -0400

My new show, “Certainty Principle” opens (tmw) Thurs., Sept. 23rd 6-9pm at Spruill Gallery, Atlanta.

Certainty Principle

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:00:38 -0400

I have a new exhibition (“Certainty Principle”) opening at Spruill Gallery in Atlanta on September 23rd. For all you outta towners, I’m posting images and video that will be included in the exhibition here: http://certaintyprinciple.tumblr.com

My Review of "Substitute Teacher", on mightbegood

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:01:10 -0400

My Review of "Substitute Teacher", on mightbegood:

My review of “Substitute Teacher” currently on view at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Review via mightbegood, from Austin.

Video

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:31:16 -0400

Introduction to Street Photography

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:27:35 -0500

I’m taking another swing at the history and practice of street photography (from a practical perspective) on Saturday, March 13th at 10am. The class is almost full (seriously!), with just a few spots left. Sign-up now!

BarthesByBarthesByBart

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:41:00 -0500

BarthesByBarthesByBart

I wrote an essay called “Reconsidering Winogrand”...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:38:00 -0500

I wrote an essay called “Reconsidering Winogrand” for the first issue of PUBLICATION, and I’ve posted it over on 2point8.

(Photo above: © The Estate of Garry Winogrand)

Print from "Flight Plan" at Art Papers Auction

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:24:58 -0500

Print from "Flight Plan" at Art Papers Auction:

I donated a digital c-print comprised of stills from “Flight Plan” for this year’s Art Papers auction. All proceeds from the sale benefit Art Papers.

WABE’s City Cafe did a story about On the Flip Side at...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:29:28 -0500

WABE’s City Cafe did a story about On the Flip Side at Spruill Gallery.

Introducing a new whileseated.org. A new (or old) image appears...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:40:50 -0400

Introducing a new whileseated.org.

A new (or old) image appears every day at midnight.

There is no archive of images.

There is no RSS feed, no tags, no comments, no links, no words.

Reviews of "on the flip side"

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:44:41 -0400

Two recent reviews of “on the flip side” include mentions of my work.

”Say hello to using cellphone to make art”
Catherine Fox, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Oct. 20th, 2009

““It’s hard to be fast and loose with film,” Murphy said. “The phone takes all the seriousness out of the process, and the preciousness out of object.”

In other words, it gives him license to experiment. For instance, the Atlanta artist set the cellphone camera on a timer, mounted it on his car dashboard and went for a ride. The ensuing pictures of earth and sky become a careening amusement-park ride when strung together in the video “Cell Dash,” and a handsome abstract composition when turned into a large, gridded photo collage.

“The cell phone as artist’s tool: ‘on the flip side’ at Atlanta’s Spruill Gallery”
Rebecca Dimling Cochran, artscriticatl.com, Oct. 19th, 2009

“Michael David Murphy went even further. Setting his phone on the dashboard of his car, he programmed it to take a picture of the sky at specific intervals as he drove to work, ran errands or went out at night. Back in his studio, he composed two grids on the computer, one of 1,056 cells and the other 1,300, which he then output onto roughly 7-by-4-foot inkjet prints that were casually tacked to the wall.

Even with the difference in scale, Murphy’s thoughtful presentation seemed a wink and a nod to the working 8-by-10 proof sheets that were historically part of any photographer’s trade. This acknowledgement of the past while embracing the future seemed the perfect summation of the innovations and byproducts introduced in this innovative exhibition.

A few quick youtube views of my video piece APEX at Le Flash. I...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:24:49 -0400

A few quick youtube views of my video piece APEX at Le Flash. I didn’t take any of my own installation videos! Ah well…

video1
video2
video3 (i speak with italian spring water)

A peek at the cell-phone photography (& videos) I’m...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:38:00 -0400

A peek at the cell-phone photography (& videos) I’m showing at “on the flip side” at Spruill Gallery through November 7th.

http://burnaway.org/2009/10/hey-hot-shot-we-love-mdm/

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:44:00 -0400

http://burnaway.org/2009/10/hey-hot-shot-we-love-mdm/:

Alyson and I chatted with Burnaway.org the other day.

The Pecha Kucha folks have posted a presentation I gave last...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:36:36 -0400

The Pecha Kucha folks have posted a presentation I gave last year for So Help Me. Fun to watch, nearly a year later, though I’m clearly a little too well-caffeinated.

I’m pleased to be a part of the largest group show in ACP...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:35:33 -0400

I’m pleased to be a part of the largest group show in ACP history, “What’s Happening Now: A Cell-Phone Photography Project” co-produced by Christian Bradley West and Susan Todd-Raque. The show opens this Saturday, Sept. 19th, at Cherrylion Studios at 5pm.

Kudos to Christian and Susan for steering this huge, assignment-based project!

I’ll be showing recent video work at Le Flash 2009, on...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:29:20 -0400

I’ll be showing recent video work at Le Flash 2009, on October 2nd, in Castleberry Hill in Atlanta. Le Flash is an evening of interactive public art in the streets, and I’m happy to be screening videos from APEX near the intersection (an apex of its own) of Walker and Peters streets. It’s also the official Opening Night of ACP 11.

I’ll post again when those videos are available on the Web. Should be a great night, and I hope to see you there!

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:35:04 -0400

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I have a picture from before I started taking pictures in the new project from mus-mus called “@paris”.

I have new work up on my portfolio site. Enema #1, from the...

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:23:51 -0400

I have new work up on my portfolio site. Enema #1, from the anti-health care reform rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 15th, 2009.