Background
Murillo was born, and spent the first ten years of his life, in Louisiana Paila, a small town in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Murillo was born, and spent the first ten years of his life, in Louisiana Paila, a small town in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
He currently lives and works in London. One work from 2012 is a seven-metre-long painting which he made in the private museum of Don and Mera Rubell. Murillo carries out performance works in order to contextualize his paintings.
Critic Legacy Russell said that the artist explores "the body in transit" in his work.
In 2007, Murillo earned his Bachelor.(Honours) in Fine Art at University of Westminster. After graduating, he worked as a teacher in a secondary school.
In 2012, Murillo graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, with an Master of Arts in Fine Artist Living in East London, he often worked as an installer for the neighborhood’s small galleries.
Things get moved around, I step on them, and they get contaminated.
lieutenant’s not about leaving traces. lieutenant’s about letting things mature on their own-like aging cheese or letting a stew cook, they get more flavorful. That’s kind of how these paintings are made.
In February 2013, London auctions at Sotheby"s, Christie"s and Phillips all included Murillo’s work.
Artnet estimates that 24 Murillo pieces generated a total of $4.8 million at auction that year. Untitled, 2012 sold for £218,500 at Phillips, London, 16 October 2013.
Murillo is represented by David Zwirner Gallery in New York and London.