Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
American, b. 1958
Miles Jaffe
b. 1958
Berkeley, CA
B.F.A. Industrial Design
Rhode Island School of Design 1980
ARTIST STATEMENT
Some of my earliest memories are of taking things apart, usually in such a way that they could not be put back together again. How things are put together - how they work - was a secret that I had to unravel. As Arthur C. Clark said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." I wanted to learn the secret. Trying to discover how things work was eventually followed by trying to find out why things work - including human and social factors like behavior and economics. Using the rigorous analytical methods of my industrial design training I tried to figure out why things don't work. As such I’ve been called cynical, but only by those who lack the
power of accurate observation. I prefer to think of myself as a cynical optimist: my cup is half full of shit.
That some of my work is displayed upside down is simply a reflection of my world view. Art - long before even the capital 'A' Art of the Renaissance - has been driven not by creative vision but by commerce and as such is a near-perfect reflection of society. I once showed in a gallery where the dealer didn't know who Claes Oldenburg is. I blame Warhol ("Art is what you can get away with.") although he clearly wasn't the first.
Andy just took the anti-art of Dada to The Factory floor. Some find notoriety by being the first to exploit some tiny previously unexplored niche, some find it by being outrageous in some way. Others capitalize on marketing - for which the outrageous is a perfect vehicle. I do not consider this to be either art or success. This becomes my point of departure. My work contemplates the relationship between artist, medium and product – and thus the very nature of art itself. It is a parody of parodies, which of course makes it a tribute as well, with no small irony.
(Biography provided by Krause Gallery)
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Artist: Miles Jaffe
Miles Jaffe - Burn Baby Burn, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 8
From MB HOT Burn Baby Burn
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Woodstock, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 20
From NOTE Prime Cuts
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Kitsch, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
Archival digital print mounted on aluminum with 3D printed push pin
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Miles Jaffe - Kitsch, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition 20
archival digital print mounted on aluminum with 3D printed push pin
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Critical Elements, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 20
From NOTE Critical Elements
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - On A Roll, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition 20
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Emphasis, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 20
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
From NOTE Emphasis
This sculpture will ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Exploded View, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 8
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
From NOTE Emphasis
This sculpture will b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Prime Cuts, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 20
From NOTE Prime Cuts
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Graphite Grey, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
"Label quote from M.C. Escher: ""Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling?""
Numeric code on crimped end of tube spells ESCHER."
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Your Ad here, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
digital print on aluminum, wood, 3D print, paint, stainless steel
Edition of 8
From MB DAY JOB Your Ad here
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Pill Blue, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
"Label text: Go back to sleep, it's just a dream.
Companion piece to Pill Red."
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Bag It And Tag It, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 8
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
From MB DAY JOB Bag It And Tag It
This s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Members Only (red and black), Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
digital print on aluminum, wood, 3D print, paint, stainless steel
Edition of 8
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Strategy for Success, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Put the Soup On, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 20
From NOTE Put the Soup On
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Study of Paint Drips, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 20
From NOTE Study of Paint Drips
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Poppies On A Roll, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition 20
"Donald Sultan copied Any Warhol's Flowers, which were no doubt copied from someone else. But Sultan's real claim to fame is the massive overproduction of edition after edition after of Poppies. A search on ARTSY returns a full 10 pages of Sultans Poppies...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Hirst Taxidermy, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
digital print on aluminum, wood, 3D print, paint, stainless steel
Edition of 8
From MB DAY JOB Hirst Taxidermy
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Call John, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 8
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
From MB DAY JOB Call John
This sculpture...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Call Jackson, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 8
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
From MB DAY JOB Call Jackson
This sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - ART-O-METER v5, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Red Orange, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
"Quote on label from Alexander Calder: ""My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.""
The numeric code on the crimped end of the tube spells CALD...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Miles Jaffe - Kaws Paws, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
digital print on aluminum, wood, 3D print, paint, stainless steel
Edition of 8
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Conceptual Artist's Brush Set (v. 4), Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
"This set includes the following conceptual brushes: dry, hare, hair, air, shaving, and feather."
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Black & White, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
"Label quote from Annie Leibovitz: ""I'm more interested in being good than being famous.""
The drip is a film negative of Diane Arbus' iconic photo T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Andy's Tomatoes, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
aluminum, stainless steel, PVC, wood, plaster, digital print
Edition of 8
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
From MB DA...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Marilyn On A Roll, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition 20
From ROLLER (small) Marilyn On A Roll
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Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Fool's Gold, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 8
Label quote from Fred C. Dobbs, as played by Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of Sierra Madre: "I think I'll go to sleep and dream about pi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Agave Blue, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
The numeric code stamped into the tube spells AGAVE."
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Call Lucy (kiss), Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, pigment, wood
Edition of 8
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
From MB PIN UP Call Lucy (kiss)
This scu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Miles Jaffe - Art Tools Paint Set, Sculpture 2023
By Miles Jaffe
Located in Greenwich, CT
metal, polymer, paper, pigment, 3D print
"Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career.
This sculpture will be shipped directly fro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Miles Jaffe Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
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