Murphy can sound vague and elusive until you realize that he is just purposely keeping his ideas open ended like German sculptor Joseph Beuys, Murphy sees everything and every person around him as potentially involved in an art making activity.

Chris Gilbert: Todd Murphy Post-Modernist Style, Southern Gothic Aura, 64 Magazine, Volume 1 2000
Beuys used the term “social sculpture” to refer to his utopian dreams that the fabric of society could become a kind of artwork in which everyone participates, and Murphy relishes this term, especially for the positive air it gives to transient interpersonal creations. This in turn hooks up with his own interest in narrative and temporality.

Chris Gilbert: Todd Murphy Post-Modernist Style, Southern Gothic Aura, 64 Magazine, Volume 1, 2000
Now he likes to walk around the structure pointing out the possibilities for art projects in the remains of a bowling alley on the first floor and the strange sculptural shapes of a slot car racing track that once existed on the second floor. he talks about the many potentials of the building—--- as an adult playground site for installations. and studio space for local artists—--

Chris Gilbert: Todd Murphy Post-Modernist Style, Southern Gothic Aura, 64 Magazine, Volume 1 2000
“more and more, the people that I'm interested in are around the development, planning, design, architecture world,”

Todd Murphy, AJC Artist Blends styles and Sovereign 2009