Modernism and Formalism have been Michael Muruste’s traveling companions for nearly four decades and continue to provide the artist with sustenance and creative strategies. Muruste has developed 3 commercial grade tondos for the CAT Courtyard. Referencing corporate logos, the artist was initially concerned with exploring the possibility of subverting the notion of rebranding CAT with an ambiguous identity. Once in the studio the initial concept became secondary and the act of painting took over. When Muruste’s paintings are not restricted by narrative there is the freedom to reinterpret the familiar. However, a residue of the initial concept remains in the work through the use of commercial advertising materials and processes.