“Horny” 性飢渴- 117x91cm- Oil on Canvas, 2009 An Asian girl clutching the hem of dress coyly, is surrounded by the eager advances of two traditional temple door guards. Trapped in the gender role of sexual provider and dressed for the part, she seeks an alternative position. 一位亞洲女孩羞怯地抓住裙擺，身旁還有兩尊門神熱切求愛。這女孩落入皮條客所設的圈套而穿的跟應召女郎一樣，試圖想要脫離這處境。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

A few years ago, I’d finish a painting and write “This is HUGE” or “Enormous!”. Those paintings were all about half the size of “One More Cup”… painting it I learned that size does matter, for lots of different reasons. There are some of the things to think about when you’re buying canvases. 1) Price: If I remember correctly, a canvas this size in the states would probably cost over $100. Price is a major factor, unless you’ve already got clients throwing money at you. Buy as big as you can afford. 2) Most big, classy galleries like to showcase …

“One More Cup” 來一客- 130x180cm- Oil on Canvas, 2009 One More Cup – spinoff from Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. Emerging from a cup of instant noodles, holding a pair of chopsticks, this girl represents modern life on this planet. Our ‘fast-food’ culture is quickly destroying our ability to sustain our living – we are consuming ourselves and eating away at our own future. Nearby Heineken bottle represents willful ignorance and turning a blind eye to such problems, drowning ourselves in instant gratification. 來一客－衍生自波迪切尼的作品《維那斯的誕生》。從泡麵杯中出現的女孩手拿一雙筷子，象徵地球上現代的生活。「速食」文化正快速地讓我們無法生活穩定，因為我們正在消費自己、啃蝕著我們的未來。附近的海尼根酒瓶象徵我們有意忽視這類問題，而且還視而不見，反倒把自己沉浸在一時的愉悅當中。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Holy day” 神聖日- 97x163cm- Oil on Canvas, 2008 Jesus / Santa Claus provides a conflicting character which both attracts and repels children. With themes of blood sacrifice, guilt and punishment, Christianity is a tough sell for kids. Wearing a Santa Claus hat and giving out candy canes, Jesus tries unsuccessfully to win them over. Based on many ‘Jesus with the children” paintings – which always show a glowing, happy Jesus and never the truth of his passion, this painting draws a more realistic first meeting. 耶穌/聖誕老人是一個衝突的人物角色，既把孩童吸引過來，又令他們感到恐懼。由於基督教的血祭、罪惡、懲罰的關係，這宗教並不討孩子喜歡。耶穌戴著聖誕老公公的帽子來發放拐杖糖，也無法贏得孩子們的心。許多「耶穌和孩童」的畫作通常都表現出耶穌喜悅、快樂的一面，卻從來沒提及耶穌受難的真實面。這幅畫表現出更接近真實的一面。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Mao” 毛 / 貓- 50x61cm- Oil on Canvas, 2002 Mao – political reformer and cultural revolutionary, communist leader Mao ZeDong meets Hello Kitty. In the postmodern anarchy of rhizomes and the hyperreal, every character of sufficient status becomes a cultural symbol with no reference; toggle headed toys and stickers are sold side by side – they have been reduced to decorations. Also commentary on how the power of Japanese cartoon Hello Kitty has usurped power from actual political leader. 毛/貓－毛澤東遇到凱蒂貓。毛澤東是位政治改革家、文化革命領導人、共產黨領導人。在超現實以及後現代混亂的基礎上，任何有高度身分地位的人物都會毫無由來的變成一種文化象徵。可替換頭部的玩具和貼紙並排出售，這些東西卻都已經淪為裝飾品。日本卡通人物凱蒂貓的影響力如何壓過真正的政治領導人物，該幅畫也是針對這種現象的一種詮釋。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Still life” 靜物- 117x91cm- Oil on Canvas, 2009 A commentary on genetically modified products; technically ‘still life’ and still pretty to look at, but ‘we are what we eat’ – should GMP products be accepted as passively as they have been? 這幅畫表達的是基因改造產品。技術上來說這是一種靜物畫，看起來還是頗賞心悅目。 但是「我們自己卻成了食物」。獲得GMP認證的產品就應該自然而然地為人接受嗎？ Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Knockers” 門環- 91x71cm- Oil on Canvas, 2009 Knockers – Asian girl poses seductively near traditional temple doors; the lion shaped door knockers cover her own well shaped bosom. Unlike Western religions – sex and spirituality is often openly united with no conflict in Eastern culture. (During big events, temples show movies of strip dancers to the gods can enjoy themselves.) 門環－亞洲女子在傳統寺廟門前擺出性感的姿勢。獅頭外型的門環遮住了這女子勻稱的乳房。與西方宗教不同的是，在東方國家的文化裡，性與精神之間並無衝突，可相結合。（在一些大型公開活動中，寺廟會播放脫衣舞的影片，以取悅神明。） Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Duck Soup” 鴨湯- 117x91cm- Oil on Canvas, 2009 An Asian girl enjoys a bowl of colorful rubber duckies. Where does our food come from? With the advent of manufacturing and mass production, food is a product – often sold through enticing practices, free toys, slogans and mascots. Food has become something to play with – not something to be nourished by. If it isn’t fun and good looking, we won’t eat it. 一位亞洲女孩品嚐顏色繽紛的橡皮鴨湯。我們吃的食物從哪來的呢？由於製造業的出現加上可大量生產的原因，食物就成了一種產品。人們通常是因為有誘人的料理方法、免費玩具、口號、吉祥物等因素才會去買這食物，而不是因為營養豐富才買。若顧客覺得不有趣且食物看起來不好吃，他們就不會去嚐試。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“OJ buddha” 柳橙汁- 60x90cm- Oil on Canvas, 2007 The sublime meets the functional. This was not hard to dream up; the crown on this style of Buddha is naturally the correct shape for pulp extraction and juicer. Further, the stream of juice going up the seated meditative figure could represent the flow of kundalini energy – is the juice pouring downwards into the cup, or returning into its origin? The orange: a perfectly formed embryo guarding the seeds of its gestation (potentiality) under a thick outer shell. 崇高的事物也可以發揮做用。這不難想像，這類佛祖外型的頭部就跟果肉萃取機和果汁機的形狀一樣。而且，淋在這尊冥想的坐姿神像上面的果汁，往下流到杯子裡也返回至源頭－柳橙，象徵一種坤達利尼能量。柳橙有著厚厚的果皮，果皮內部是個完美成形的胚胎，保護蘊含著潛能卻仍在發育的種子。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Rubix Girl” 方塊女孩- 91x61cm- Oil on Canvas, 2009 Women are a puzzle to be solved – or perhaps that is the deluded thinking of men who try think with a bit of tinkering, women will become orderly and coherent. May also reflect a tendency to ‘play’ with women’s bodies as objects devoid of personality; ignoring the whole person for isolated pleasure. 女人就像待解的謎，又或許也是男人的蠱惑想法，認為稍微調動一下，就能讓女人變得守規矩，講話也有條理。這也反映出一種傾向，男人單純為了娛樂而忽略女人整體，將她的身體視為一種沒有人格特質的物品來「玩弄」。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com