Joseph
Miller – Untitled #1 and Untitled #2
Oil on PanelJoseph A. Miller has been an
assistant professor of Fine Arts at Buffalo State College, New York, since 1997.
He earned a B.F.A. from Kutztown University, Pennsylvania in 1990 and an M.F.A.
degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1993. He recently had a solo exhibition
at the Madelon Powers Gallery, East Stroudsburg State University of
Pennsylvania. His work is in numerous public and private collections and has
been included in juried and invitational exhibitions throughout the country. He
has earned two consecutive Awards of Excellence and one in the Painting 2001
International Exhibition. Other awards include a First Place Award from the 1999
National Pastel Exhibition at Impact Gallery, Buffalo, New York and a Purchase
Award from Write State University, Dayton Ohio. Statement I have always been inclined to
pursue art in a manner, which emphasizes drawing and a concern for naturalism.
Having a great admiration for the tradition of realist painting, I have devoted
a good deal of energy developing the technical and perceptual skills required by
this discipline. In keeping with this spirit, I focus primarily on the human
figure and landscape, finding them both intriguing and useful to my art. Quality of light is the common
theme. In particular, the way in which atmospheric light and locale can suggest
a sense of mystery and silence. These works are dark, humid and hopefully, at
their best, timeless. For me, the most successful are those that evoke the
feeling that an event is about to happen or has recently happened. |
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