CEDAR MILLER
I like the underdog- instead of using classical materials like oil on canvas or carved marble, I use found wood, honey, wax, drop cloths, cement, concrete, lead, blood, tar, broken glass, eggshells... and put them nose to nose in the "institutional ring" with their fancier counterparts.
In my work I explore the balance between aesthetics, formalism and conceptualism. I'm interested in how materials interact with one another and what kind of communication occurs through the juxtaposition of texture, density, chemical make up and color.
My background is in professional sports. All my life I have worked through things using my body. In my art practice a lot of times the work begins with me jumping into a dumpster and hauling out a big piece of wood. Next, I engage in tasks like melting wax, mixing cement, cutting steel, burning canvas, breaking glass and chiseling wood.
Through my paintings and sculptures I investigate the concerns of Formal Minimalism while challenging the physical possibilities of material. Often the result of my process driven practice culminates in work that is still, simple and contains a sense of poetic ambiguity.
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Cedar Miller, Time Is A Thing Just Like Everything Else
"Time Is A Thing Just Like Everything Else" Mixed Media on Canvas 31"x 46" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Time Is A Thing Just Like Everything Else Detail"
"Time Is A Thing Just Like Everything Else" Mixed Media on Canvas 31"x 46" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "What Is Creation"
"What is Creation?" Mixed Media on Paper on Wood 20"x 30" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "What Is Creation Detail"
"What is Creation?" Mixed Media on Paper on Wood 20"x 30" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Untitled"
"Untitled (Painting)" Mixed Media on Paper Mounted on Wood 22"x 30" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Untitled Detail"
"Untitled (Painting)" Mixed Media on Paper Mounted on Wood 22"x 30" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Who Protects Who"
"Who Protects Who" Glass, Paint, Metal and Wood on Sheet Metal 28"x 28"x 1" 2007
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Cedar Miller, "Who Protects Who Detail"
"Who Protects Who" Glass, Paint, Metal and Wood on Sheet Metal 28"x 28"x 1" 2007
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Cedar Miller, "Untitled Sculpture"
"Untitled (Sculpture)" Mixed Media 9"x 31 1/2"x 44" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Untitled Sculpture 2"
"Untitled (Sculpture)" Mixed Media 9"x 31 1/2"x 44" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Fiction Of Separation"
"Fiction of Separation" Mixed Media 24"x 48"x 16" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Fiction Of Separation 2"
"Fiction of Separation" Mixed Media 24"x 48"x 16" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Possible Construct Of A Universe 1"
"Possible Construct of a Universe Part I" Cement, Steel Cable, Needle 8"x 12"x 5' Combined 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Possible Construct Of A Universe Detail"
"Possible Construct of a Universe Part I" Cement, Steel Cable, Needle 8"x 12"x 5' Combined 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Possible Construct Of A Universe 3"
"Possible Construct of a Universe Part 3" Cement and Wood 4'x 12" x 14" 2009
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Cedar Miller, "Periodic Table Of Elements 1"
"Periodic Table Of Elements" Castor Oil and Pigment on Paper 95"x 120" Combined 2007
I like the underdog- instead of using classical materials like oil on canvas or carved marble, I use found wood, honey, wax, drop cloths, cement, concrete, lead, blood, tar, broken glass, eggshells... and put them nose to nose in the "institutional ring" with their fancier counterparts.
In my work I explore the balance between aesthetics, formalism and conceptualism. I'm interested in how materials interact with one another and what kind of communication occurs through the juxtaposition of texture, density, chemical make up and color.
My background is in professional sports. All my life I have worked through things using my body. In my art practice a lot of times the work begins with me jumping into a dumpster and hauling out a big piece of wood. Next, I engage in tasks like melting wax, mixing cement, cutting steel, burning canvas, breaking glass and chiseling wood.
Through my paintings and sculptures I investigate the concerns of Formal Minimalism while challenging the physical possibilities of material. Often the result of my process driven practice culminates in work that is still, simple and contains a sense of poetic ambiguity.
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