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Nov 03, 2012 installation view of the exhibition overcoming optimism view works for harland millers first exhibition in scotland, ingleby gallery presents a group of new paintings alongside a selected survey of the artists work across several years. 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, to critical acclaim in 2000. Overcoming optimism by harland miller at century art printed editions ref 57798 harland miller is a british artist and novelist, best known for his satirical paintings of. The photorealistic still lifes feature careful brushstrokes that mimic the look of a wellloved book, creased at the bindings and dogeared at the edges. See more ideas about penguin books, book art and my books. Buy harland miller overcoming optimism, signed print, my. I doubt my gran would have thought much of the yorkshiremans sense of humour, although she would undoubtedly have recognised the central design inspiration for overcoming optimism, millers latest collection, as the iconic paperback cover style of penguin books. Dec 14, 2012 harland miller overcoming optimism by michael bracewell, 9780956669230, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Common to all of these paintings is a basic structure of shape borrowed from decades of penguin. Books by harland miller author of the fall of the house of.
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Harland miller has held solo exhibitions at white cube in london, marianne boesky gallery in new york, and the royal academy of arts in london, among others. Nov 12, 2012 youll either love harland millers work or you wont, possibly youll even hate it. The york painter harland miller explores the art of. Overcoming optimism by harland miller writer and artist harland miller born 1964 is known for his largescale, playful reworkings of penguin book covers. Miller has extended his repertoire as of 2016 to include his own book cover designs inspired by 1960s and 1970s pop psychology books, works including ill never forget what i cant remember and overcoming optimism, reinterpreting such titles in different designs and sizes. Usually featuring his invented, sardonic titles and muted tones, miller meticulously captures the worn characters of a used book, as seen in overcoming optimism. Colour made me hard, back on the worry beads and overcoming optimism. I doubt my gran would have thought much of the yorkshiremans sense of humour, although she would undoubtedly have recognised the central design inspiration for overcoming optimism, miller s latest collection, as the iconic paperback cover style of penguin books. Buy harland miller overcoming optimism by michael bracewell, tim marlow from waterstones today. See more ideas about penguin books, book art and book title. Overcoming optimism by harland miller on artnet auctions. Harland miller has 15 books on goodreads with 269 ratings. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. Harland miller british, born 1964 overcoming optimism scre.
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Please refresh the page in order to view uptodate bidding information. Works by artist and writer who has been painting fictitious penguin book covers. The book includes a speciallycommissioned essay by michael bracewell and the transcript of an interview between miller and the writer, broadcaster and art historian tim marlow. Harland miller is both a writer and an artist, practising both roles over a peripatetic career in both europe and america. This hardback book published to coincide with harla. Experimenting with different paper sizes and angles, he occasionally shows their spines, and the shadows they cast. Millers books are all fictional titles and often, like overcoming optimism or a fist to cry on, quite cheeky but he manages to give them a similar textual charm and mystery as ed ruscha. From ingleby gallery, harland miller, overcoming optimism 2014. The ensuing images are humorous, sardonic and nostalgic at the same. After living and exhibiting in new york, berlin and new orleans during the 80s and 90s, miller achieved critical acclaim with his debut novel, slow down arthur, stick to thirty, 2000, the story of a kid who travels around northern england with a david bowie impersonator. Acclaimed british artist and author harland miller, best known for his largescale, photorealistic paintings, posters, and prints of vintage penguin book covers, has released a triptych of hand finished prints in support of art on a postcard including. Overcoming optimism, ingleby gallery, edinburgh, uk. Harland miller overcoming optimism 3 november 2012 26 january 20 for harland millers first exhibition in scotland, ingleby gallery presents a group of new paintings alongside a selected survey of the artists work across several years. Writer and artist harland miller born 1964 is known for his largescale, playful reworkings of penguin book covers.
This hardback book published to coincide with harland millers first solo exhibition at ingleby gallery in 2012. By combining the motif inherent in the penguin book, miller found a way to marry aspects of pop art, abstraction and figurative painting at once, with his writers love of text. I doubt my gran would have thought much of the yorkshiremans sense of humour, although she would undoubtedly have recognised the central design inspiration for overcoming optimism, millers latest collection, as the iconic paperback cover style of. Harland miller, overcoming optimism, 2016, galerie maximillian. In his exhibition overcoming optimism, the artist harland miller obfuscates the issue further with prints of his paintings of vintage penguin paperback front covers modified by what the artist assumes to be hilarious puns and helpful maxims for the igeneration. Overcoming optimism by harland miller in this rare display of his watercolours and drawings, miller s penguin covers are closer to still life studies, rather than twodimensional posters. This hardback book published to coincide with harland miller s first solo exhibition at ingleby gallery in 2012. Discover book depositorys huge selection of harland miller books online. Miller fills this gap by issuing his works as prints, catalogues or even deckchairs.
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