Shout 2
By Holly Miller
US$ 3,850
Overview
2017
Textile (Cotton, Fabric, Thread), Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 76.2cm (H) x 76.2cm (W) / 30" (H) x 30" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
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Artist statement
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a transparency is created that allows the viewer to enter through the lines onto the painted surface.
The titles of each series can be interpreted as emotional, psychological and physical conditions.
This recent work continues to explore color, shape, composition, form and texture to titillate the eye and awaken the senses.
The titles of the new series "Shout" and "Crash" reflect frustration and anxiety in reaction to today's contemporary American society yet the work attempts to convey emotional content that is positive and optimistic through a personal abstract language.
The artist describes her work as follows: "A fine line between Sculpture and painting, Painting and drawing, Drawing and stitching, Stitching and healing, Healing and pleasure, Pleasure and seeing, Seeing and looking, Looking and touching, Touching and making... Material and illusion, Thought and intuition, Mind and heart, Life and love."
Artist profile
Holly Miller
Born: 1958
Hometown: Buffalo
Based in: Brooklyn
Holly Miller is an American abstract artist whose paintings strive to merge the optical with the tactile through the language of abstraction.
After a long journey of experimenting, the artist started getting involved with thread - a material that has properties of drawing yet is tactile and sculptural, that relates to …
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