(Harland Miller)
A friend sent me a picture of a Harland Miller painting hanging in a living room.
The note said, "Perfect art for your home." I think he sent it in response to the talk about nostalgia, though I can't be certain. But it made me think--is an incurable romantic nostalgic?
I hadn't heard of Miller before, so I looked him up. His website says:
Born in York in 1964, Miller is both a writer and artist with success in both fields. He published his first novel “Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty” to critical acclaim in 2000 and in 2002 exhibited his first collection of Penguin book covers to widespread praise at White Cube gallery in London in an Exhibition called "To Jean - A Small Memento of a Great Effort, Love Alan".
Miller studied at Chelsea School of Art. He lives and works in London.
If you follow the links, you will see his work. An unsigned print is going for seven hundred pounds. He's doing O.K. And he is able to paint the same books over and over again.
I like the paintings, and my friend is right--it would look good in my home. I can't afford a print, however, so I don't have any hope of getting a painting. Maybe he'll trade?
I'm going to order the novel tomorrow.
Let me finish up my story about shopping for shoes. I skipped the gym one day this week so that I could go shopping for shoes, but when the time came, I was tired and aching and just wanted to go home. So I did. And when I got there, I went to the Converse website and ordered the shoes I wanted. And some others. They will be here tomorrow, but not for the cheap shoe price. On top of that, I designed my own shoe at the design-a-shoe center. That was pretty pricey. I will either look like a cool breeze or a clown. I'll let you know. But I am not to worry about such things, am I? I'm an artist, almost.
Interesting work and perfect name--an amalgamation of Harland Ellison & Henry Miller? I'm curious if he will run into trouble over use of the Penguin trademark, though.
ReplyDeleteOf course you can afford a print -- you spend willy nilly on cameras don't you?
ReplyDeleteMy penguin Ezra Pound is ripped, crumpled dog eared and written in. I wish he had one for Mr. Pound.
"Are you still looking at the blog of naked women wearing masks?"
"Yes, what do you think?"
"You ask me that every time you show me ..."
"I know but mostly women comment on the blog, well women and sometimes his one buddy who ripped into me that time I made some critical comments so I can't really trust his take, they love each other like brothers and that would be like someone asking me how I feel about your poems."
"Inspired by 1920's porno. The mask makes the women seem de-valued to me. And yes, I'd probably get a boner if I was doing the shooting."
"So you like them?"
"You know I like naked women."
"Will you still love me when I'm really old? Cause I'm getting old now and this world is not kind to old women."
"You are so jealous. I have no plans to get rid of you."
A, Google him. He has lots of takes on different authors. He will have no trouble with Penguin. He has been doing this a while now.
ReplyDeleteR, Yes, I can afford a print. But I want a painting. If he loves you when you get old, you are very, very lucky. I can only hope someone will tolerate me. I doubt that, though. I don't get a boner when I am shooting the women. It is not like that at all. It is when they say, yes, I will shoot with you that is most exciting. Making the photographs is difficult. Making the images afterwards is hours and hours of work. I hadn't thought about it before, but there is the thrill just when they say "yes, we can make these together."
I'm not R I'm L. You have R probably Red on the brain.
ReplyDeleteBe happy people are talking about your work. That was the point of that. :)
L, Yikes. The letters are right next to one another on my keyboard :)
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