Holly Miller Paintings
American
Holly Miller is an American abstract artist, whose paintings strive to merge the optical with the tactile through the language of abstraction. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Communication through the touch (body language) has inspired her tactile abstract paintings. Miller's palette echoes the tones and hues of Italian industrial design from the 60s and 70s, while her shapes recall architecture and urban structures. Her work has a huge affinity to Fontana's physical approach to his paintings and Burri's tactile manipulation of the painting's surface. Ellsworth Kelly's bold shapes and colors have resonated with her on a purely optical level. Agnes Martin’s subtle, quiet, repetitive drawn lines, Fred Sandback’s strong architectural, minimal fiber lines drawn in space, Eva Hesse’s emotionally loaded structured webs, Richard Tuttle’s quirky and fresh drawings and humble objects, Bridget Riley's dynamic, optical compositions have left a deep impression on Miller, inspiring her to carve out her own voice in Abstraction. By combining repeated threaded lines with geometric shapes of color, her work conveys many dichotomies: reductive painting and craft, illusion and material, warm and cool, absence and presence, masculine and feminine, bold and subtle, perfection and imperfection. The paintings have a physicality that is described through the monochromatic brush strokes and the punctured holes of the drawn lines that pierce the surface of the canvas, yet from a distance, they appear to be flat and suggest a fine line drawing. As one approaches the paintings an element of surprise is revealed and one is inspired to look closer and question the original assumption or expectation.
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Artist: Holly Miller
Spark #18 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Spark #18 (Abstract Painting)
Plastic bag and thread on paper - Framed
Dimensions without frame: 30.5 x 23 cm/ 12 x 9"
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Spark #7 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Spark #7 (Abstract Painting)
Plastic bag and thread on paper - Framed
Dimensions without frame: 30.5 x 23 cm/ 12 x 9"
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Spark #2 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Spark #2 (Abstract Painting)
Plastic bag and thread on paper - Framed
Dimensions without frame: 30.5 x 23 cm/ 12 x 9"
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Spark #2 (Aura) (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Spark #2 (Aura) (Abstract Painting)
Plastic bag and thread on paper - Framed
Dimensions without frame: 30.5 x 23 cm/ 12 x 9"
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that inte...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Poke (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Poke (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Hiccup (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Hiccup (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at th...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Tingle (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Tingle (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at th...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Crash 1 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Crash 1 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Bend 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bend 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Tease 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Tease 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at t...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Partly cloudy 39° (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Partly cloudy 39° (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them fro...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Partly cloudy 44° (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Partly cloudy 44° (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them fro...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas, Thread
Wish 7 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Wish 7 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Shift 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Shift 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Crash 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Crash 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Shield #2 (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Shield #2 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, plastic bags and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from co...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Shout 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Shout 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Soothe 1 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Soothe 1 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecti...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Blue Water Dots (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Blue Water Dots (Abstract Painting)
Watercolor / work on paper - Unframed
This work on paper is made with thread and watercolor.
It is a “drawing” of color with a brush, line wit...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Thread
The Times (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
The Times (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, plastic bags and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shap...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bulge 14 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bulge 14 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at ...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Twist 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Twist 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Thread, Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas
Rise 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Rise 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Bend 12 (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bend 12 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Wish 8 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Wish 8 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Thread, Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas
Mostly cloudy 27° (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Mostly cloudy 27° (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them fro...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Tease 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Tease 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at t...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Bulge 24 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bulge 24 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at ...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Bend 14 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bend 14 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
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 work from the series called Bend is a zig zag fragmented shape with a stitched edge that amplifies its 3 dimensional aspect.
The optical effect is sculptural. There is a constant play between drawing, painting and sculpture.
The painting has a dynamic energy and yet simultaneously convey a quiet poetry.
Holly Miller is an American abstract artist whose paintings strive to merge the optical with the tactile through the language of abstraction. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Communication through the touch (body language) has inspired her tactile abstract paintings. Miller's palette echoes the tones and hues of Italian industrial design from the 60's and 70's, while her shapes recall architecture and urban structures.
Her work has a huge affinity to Fontana's physical approach to his paintings and Burri's tactile manipulation of the painting's surface. Ellsworth Kelly's bold shapes and colors have resonated with her on a purely optical level.
Agnes Martin’s subtle, quiet, repetitive drawn lines, Fred Sandback’s strong architectural, minimal fiber lines drawn in space, Eva Hesse’s emotionally loaded structured webs, Richard Tuttle’s quirky and fresh drawings and humble objects, Bridget Riley's dynamic, optical compositions have left a deep impression on Miller inspiring her to carve out her own voice in Abstraction.
By combining repeated threaded lines with geometric shapes of color, her work conveys many dichotomies: reductive painting and craft, illusion and material, warm and cool, absence and presence, masculine and feminine, bold and subtle, perfection and imperfection...
The paintings have a physicality that is described through the monochromatic brush strokes and the punctured holes of the drawn lines that pierce the surface of the canvas, yet from a distance, they appear to be flat and suggest a fine line drawing...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Partly cloudy 44° (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Partly cloudy 44° (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them fro...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Thread, Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas
Wish 7 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Wish 7 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Bend 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bend 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Crash 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Crash 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Snap 8 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Snap 8 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at th...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Wish 8 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Wish 8 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Shift 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Shift 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Sunny 26° (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Sunny 26° (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connec...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Soothe 1 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Soothe 1 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecti...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas, Thread
Shift 3
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tran...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas, Thread
Bend 12 (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bend 12 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Bend 12 (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Bend 12 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connectin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Soothe 1 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Soothe 1 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecti...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Wish 8 (Abstract Painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Wish 8 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Shield #2 (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, plastic bags and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sunny 26° (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tra...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
The Times (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, plastic bags and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bend 12 (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tran...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Sunny 26°
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tra...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Shield #2 (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, plastic bags and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Thread, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
Partly cloudy 44° (Abstract painting)
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tra...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Mostly cloudy 27°
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tra...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Thread, Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas
The Times
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, plastic bags and thread on canvas - Unframed.
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a...
Category
2010s Abstract Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Snap 8
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a transparency i...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Soothe 1
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tran...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Thread, Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas
Crash 2
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tran...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Bend 2
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tran...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Crash 1
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tran...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite
Wish 7
By Holly Miller
Located in London, GB
Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed
The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tran...
Category
2010s Minimalist Holly Miller Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Canvas, Thread, Acrylic
Holly Miller paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Holly Miller paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, pink, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Holly Miller in cord, paint, thread 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 minimalist style. Not every interior allows for large Holly Miller paintings, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Debra Ramsay, Matthew Langley, and Ricky Hunt. Holly Miller paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,147 and tops out at $9,105, while the average work can sell for $3,097.