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Gigi Mills Paintings

American, b. 1960
Santa Fe artist GiGi Mills abstracts space and forms to merely reference the physical world. Her beaches, seasides and interiors are placed in an impossible mixture of points of view, resulting in truly imaginary spaces. An attention to flat geometric shapes, a rarity of detail, and a tendency to define her figures as silhouettes lends anonymity to her subjects. Mills deconstructs the everyday, then surprise by uniting layers of rich oils to capture ethereal images that are both intensely personal and timeless. The profound effects of nature seem to pray on the artist’s mind. Her images evoke thoughts of endurance and resurgence while also asserting the equally meaningful significance of the ordinary. The reduction of forms to a simplified elegance is essential to her paintings. A successful piece should have the psychological and aesthetic weight to hold the viewer, to entice them to keep coming back to it. Whether she is working on a figure, a landscape, an abstract piece or still life it should attract the viewer with an interest that lies beyond its initial aesthetic impact. Presented in Mills’ painting is a balancing act of grace, awkwardness and elegance. It seems that within this work the extraordinary everyday is enlisted to play its role to the fullest.
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Artist: Gigi Mills
Tennis/Green
By Gigi Mills
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills was born in Ohio into the well known Mills Brothers Circus family. Both performing and the plastic arts were admired and encouraged. Holding a BFA in performing arts and a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Gigi Mills Paintings

Materials

Oil

Night Sky/Starfish
By Gigi Mills
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills' work is born out of her desire to simplify and reduce each moment to its essence; she achieves this by omitting mundane details from life that can often obscure genuine e...
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2010s Folk Art Gigi Mills Paintings

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Oil

Apparition
By Gigi Mills
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills was born in Ohio into the well known Mills Brothers Circus family. Both performing and the plastic arts were admired and encouraged. Holding a BFA in performing arts and a...
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2010s Gigi Mills Paintings

Materials

Birch, Oil

Derby/Running in the Parkland
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Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills was born in Ohio into the well known Mills Brothers Circus family. Both performing and the plastic arts were admired and encouraged. Holding a BFA in performing arts and a...
Category

2010s Gigi Mills Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Oil

Push Broom
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Gigi Mills' work is born out of her desire to simplify and reduce each moment to its essence; she achieves this by omitting mundane details from life that can often obscure genuine e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Gigi Mills Paintings

Materials

Birch, Oil, Wood Panel

Ocean/Night Sky
By Gigi Mills
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills' work is born out of her desire to simplify and reduce each moment to its essence; she achieves this by omitting mundane details from life that can often obscure genuine e...
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2010s Contemporary Gigi Mills Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Oil, Archival Paper

Night Sky/ Low Tide Formation
By Gigi Mills
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills' work is born out of her desire to simplify and reduce each moment to its essence; she achieves this by omitting mundane details from life that can often obscure genuine e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Gigi Mills Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Oil

Night Sky/Tropical Forest
By Gigi Mills
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills' work is born out of her desire to simplify and reduce each moment to its essence; she achieves this by omitting mundane details from life that can often obscure genuine e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Gigi Mills Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Oil, Archival Paper

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Pinata/Yellow Onions
Pinata/Yellow Onions
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Find a wide variety of authentic Gigi Mills paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Gigi Mills in oil paint, paint, crayon and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Gigi Mills paintings, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Stephen Foss, Frank Faulkner, and Thomas Swanston. Gigi Mills paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,000 and tops out at $25,000, while the average work can sell for $10,750.

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