Owen’s deeply personal print, The Box, is a beautiful image with a heck of a backstory.
Per Owen, “On August 9, 1995, I was sitting on the living room floor of the house I grew up in. Across the street, my neighbor, who owned the hippie store in town, flew a flag with a seemingly familiar skull at half-staff. Jerry Garcia had passed. My mother put a CD in the stereo, and Phil Lesh’s voice filled the room. It was at that point where the Grateful Dead entered my awareness.
"Look out of any window" a simple lyric subconsciously became the way I moved through life. I still remember it with a clarity I can't quite explain. Art and music became a big part of my childhood. While in school, I would daydream out the window, disassociating from the box that bound me. I observed my father, an artist and my earliest influence, create work in his studio that resembled Jerry. The studio became a sanctuary. Hours would disappear inside it with his music collection playing, doodling or zoning out to Windows Media Player. American Beauty had been played more times than I could count. At some point during this time, the Grateful Dead became a part of my foundation.
The inspiration of my new art print "The Box" captures that experience. The song, the memory, and the pursuit of life and imagination beyond the walls that surround you.”
Owen’s prints will be available for purchase TODAY @ 12PM ET on our homepage, Bottleneckgallery.com!
The Box - Berrylicious Edition by Owen Murphy
6 color screen print
18 x 24 inches
Hand-numbered edition of 150
$50
The Box - Rainbow Foil Edition by Owen Murphy
6 color screen print
18 x 24 inches
Hand-numbered edition of 75
$60
The Box - Rapture Foil Edition by Owen Murphy
6 color screen print
18 x 24 inches
Hand-numbered edition of 75
$60
The Box - Metallic Stardreams Edition by Owen Murphy
6 color screen print
18 x 24 inches
Hand-numbered edition of 50
$60
The Box - Framed Acrylic Diorama by Owen Murphy
Archival pigment on multiple layers of acrylic panel
4-Layer
18 x 24 inches
Framed and ready to hang
Digital numbered COA issued by Verisart
Limited edition of 50
$175
