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The photographs of Mike
E. Miller are elegant and sleek, with lush
patterns and colors jarring enough to keep the viewer from
getting too comfortable. In some ways, his brightly colored
works appear to be sensuous, intricate abstractions, but
in each photograph he leaves substantial evidence of nature
which involves a remarkable transformation from ordinary
objects to extraordinary close-up and macro images. This
artist allows his instincts and inspirations to guide his
work and his ideas to obsess him until he produces an image
that pleases him, all the while discovering new techniques
as he goes.
"My images offer a glimpse into how
my mind works. I see unexpected beauty in the patterns and
textures of ordinary objects, and my chosen medium of macro
and close up photography allows me to share my vision with
you. I see possibilities in materials as utilitarian and
mundane as window screen and silicone sealant. These possibilities
inspire me to sculpt images from unlikely materials, and
(with meticulous lighting and careful composition) shift
the viewer's perspective in the process. My wish is to illustrate
the beauty and intricacy of the world around us, a world
often ignored or unnoticed by the casual observer, a world
sometimes no bigger than a pencil eraser or the head of
a pin."
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