This website shows paintings done by Wayne Miller between 1980 and the present. In order to see the paintings in the broader context in which they were made the website also shows a selection of other works, earlier paintings and drawings as well as performance and public art pieces that preceded the paintings.
In a Western Mirror 2002 - 2007
18 paintings on the life and art
of Roger Shimomura.
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Western Mirror Story
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The Ascension of Lily Cheung 1982 - present
6 paintings about events in Hong Kong in 1969.
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Lily Cheung Story
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the paintings.
One of the Reasons for the Death
of David Minors 1982 - present
8 paintings about a death in the West Indies.
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David Minors Story
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Letters from the Hotel Aroma 1982 - present
9 paintings inspired by the letters and journal of
Robert N. Pollock.
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Hotel Aroma Story
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from Robert Pollock’s letters from Asia and the story behind the paintings.
A Moment in the Showa Era 1985 - present
10 paintings from two series about Asian concepts of time.
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Showa Era Story
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the Showa and Heisei Era paintings.
A Room with a View 1989 - present
12 paintings about travel.
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Room with a View Story
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The Spanish Mirror 2002 - present
10 paintings about events in a small city.
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Spanish Mirror Story
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The War in Viet Nam 1969
The reason for text in paintings.
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2012 Wayne Miller/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York
EARLY WORK
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The paintings on this website came out of a background of public, performance and conceptual art, where a viewer could become an active participant in an artwork rather than an informed but passive observer. Some examples of collaborative projects and artworks that preceded and influenced the paintings are shown below.
STACK PIECE and HOVER PIECE
Aircraft as kinetic sculpture
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A PERFORMANCE THAT HURTS
Music and video performance with Chris Vine
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55 MERCER STREET
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SULLIVAN AND THE SHOOTER
A play by Robert N. Pollock
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DRAWINGS
Selected drawings 1974 - 1977
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PAINTINGS
Selected paintings 1980 - 1981
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Wayne Miller Paintings
Exhibition photo: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York
Women’s art
and early curatorial projects
The paintings are often done as part of a series, and shown here are representative selections from each group. Nearly all of the paintings refer to specific people, places and events. Photographs, personal letters and journal notes have been arranged as story narratives to give a viewer additional information about the paintings.