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John Moores 2010
This exhibition is being held at the Walker Art Gallery, 18 September 2010 - 3 January 2011
2010,
Black 'International' exterior gloss on canvas,
153.5 x 112 cm
Suspended Animation is a painting that reflects the event it sees. Mirror gloss surfaces
are disturbed by the interaction between areas of uncured paint flowing beneath the
surface tension. The paint's internal movement literally characterises the drip, the belly -
the stretch marks seen on the surface skin. Each painting's form is governed by the
dynamics of the making process and continues to change its face until it finds its own
resting point.
The reflections hold the observer as subject, the space as containment and,
voyeuristically, they hold the performance of the moment, confined within the surface as it
plays out. I can only set up and direct the process, wait for the surface to dry and then enjoy the peace as the paint begins to flow and the painting forms itself.
Born in Bowden, Cheshire in 1965,
Michael Miller lived his formative years on
the edge of the Peak District, Derbyshire.
He studied biochemistry in Manchester
1983-86 then fine art at University of
Wales Cardiff 1994-96, and tutored
there until 1997. From 1997-2009 he
worked in the automotive industry
innovating and developing a design and
prototyping process for surface
aesthetics. He returned to painting in
2009. He exhibited in MA Degree Show
Cardiff 1996, at Art Space Bristol 1997
and has a forthcoming installation of new
work at St Mary's Church Wirksworth
Derbyshire as part of the Wirksworth
Festival September 2010.