Michael Lewis Miller
"Bear Hunting Hat (Field Version)," wood, pine cones, paint, Collection of Joyce Dallal
"Sooth Pillow Hat," A Portion of the Psychophyscial Prosthetic Wardrobe, 1989-Present, Wool and cotton batting, 15" x 15" x 15". Collection of Susanna Meiers
"Sooth Pillow Hat," A Portion of the Psychophyscial Prosthetic Wardrobe, 1989-Present, Wool and cotton batting, 15" x 15" x 15". Collection of Susanna Meiers
A Portion of the Psychophysical Prosthetic Wardrobe, 1989-Present, wood, paint, curly willow, felt, basket, wool, with performance, 60” x 24” x 16”
A Portion of the Psychophysical Prosthetic Wardrobe, 1989-Present, wood, paint, curly willow, felt, basket, wool, with performance, 60” x 24” x 16”
Altered wool suit and Soothe hat, from the collection of Susanna Meiers
"The Impermanence of Burning Candles," Chippendale on Fire, Period Chippendale arm chair with candles, In Sit on It Exhibition
Sculpture: Interactive Poem Quilt, 2020, mixed media, dimensions variable.
Michael Lewis Miller is an educator, artist, art organizer, scientist, gallery, and museum program director based in Los Angeles. Miller has Masters degrees in science and art. Born and raised in eastern Appalachia, Western Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Miller uses the skills learned from this culture and family to inform the methods of research and engagement in artistic practice.
My research and work include engaging people in many different conversations. My work originally began in researching how we give meaning to objects and classify those objects (The(M)NUSEUM) I continue to work in this method however, I find the interactions with others much more compelling.
The actions that occur with my work invites intimate viewing of objects, reading, eating, drinking, hearing, talking, singing and other engagements of the senses. I’ve come to think of the objects that I make as props or spaces to allow interaction and begin a conversation. I use existing systems to accomplish my research and the presentation of mostly social concerns that develop actions, conversations, and intersections with people.
Some of the objects, installations and events are created from “scratch”, while others involve the combined presentation of found, transformed, and collaboratively made objects. The process of collaboration is a part of the research while simultaneously occurring as art.
~ Michael Lewis Miller