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Harland Miller'OUI', 2023, Contemporary Abstract Print2023
2023
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Harland Miller's 'OUI', 2023 is a contemporary woodcut print. A tribute to Harland Miller’s time spent in Paris as a young artist and writer during the 1990s, OUI is inspired by the frontispiece from Miller’s 2021 exhibition, The French Letter Paintings, at White Cube’s Paris Salon. Following on from his well-known series of fictional book cover paintings, the Letter Paintings and works on paper began with the idea of using a single word, often with just one or two syllables, as a book title and the focus for gestural abstraction. OUI has been created through multiple layers of woodcut printing, with hand-finishing by the print studio. Signed. Edition 30 of 50. Published by Manifold Editions.
Miller describes: “I’ve ended up making a series of Oui paintings. The word itself is pleasing and also composed of a series of pleasing letter forms all of which have an equal part to play in the overall pronunciation of the word – so, each letter is equally important to portray in the painting. Oui is also just a really positive word that you could reasonably be forgiven for wanting to hear over and over – better than “oh mais non!””
With a nod to Charles Dickens, Miller wryly refers to his time in Paris as “the best of times and the worst of times”: an emotional and artistic coming of age. Continuing this dichotomy, OUI marries the poetic with the punchline, accruing multiple meanings through popular use.
Harland Miller is a writer and artist Born in Yorkshire, England in 1964. he studied at Chelsea School of Art, graduating in 1988 with an MA. Miller published his first novel ‘Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty,’ published by Fourth Estate, in 2000. In the same year he published a novella titled ‘At First I was Afraid, I was Petrified.’ Published by Book Works, the novella is a study of obsessive compulsive disorder. It is based on a hoard of hundreds of Polaroids found by Miller and taken by a relative of his, all of oven knobs all turned to “Off”. In 2001, Miller produced the first of his iconic series of Penguin Book cover artwork and was immediately struck by the visceral nostalgia of it. Consequently, Miller has spent the past two decades developing his satirical take on the books, marrying his love for words and art. Throughout his career so far, Miller has had over fifteen solo exhibitions and has been involved in around thirty group exhibitions in renowned institutions from around the world, including White Cube, London, Royal Academy of Arts, Somerset House and Blain/Southern in Berlin. Over his career, Miller has amassed a diverse collector base ranging from famous art dealers including Jay Joplin to world renowned musicians like Angus Young, George Michael, Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John.
- Creator:Harland Miller (1972, British)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 72 in (182.88 cm)Width: 52 in (132.08 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Edition 30 of 50 Price: $60,000
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU835116245912
Harland Miller
Harland Miller is a British artist and novelist, born in 1964, in Yorkshire, England. He is best known for his satirical paintings of re-imagined Penguin classics, often with his invented sardonic titles. He takes artistic influence from Ed Ruscha, Anselm Kiefer and Robert Rauschenberg and cites Mark Rothko as one of his favorite artists. He attended the Chelsea College of Art, in London, from where he received his BA and MA degrees, after which he traveled extensively, living in New York, New Orleans, Paris and Berlin. Miller first achieved critical acclaim with his writing. His debut novel, Slow down Arthur, Stick to Thirty (2000), featured a kid who travels around northern England, with a David Bowie impersonator. In the same year, Miller published the novella, First I was Afraid, I was Petrified, based on the true story of a female relative with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In 2001, Miller produced the first of a series of paintings, based on the dust jackets of old Penguin books. He was struck by the visceral nostalgia that the book covers, rather than their contents, evoked.
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