Featured Artist
R. Gary Miller
Gary is a Cayuga native. He was born on the Six Nations Reserve in Brantford, Ontario. Having spent several years in a residential school, the experience played a significant role in his decision to express himself through visual art. He is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Toronto. Gary resides and paints in Peterborough, Ontario.
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“Is there a point between expression and abstraction in landscape where the observer can experience the ephemeral sensation imparted by a combination of elements so vast that visual overload often reads as mundane? I have always searched for more than the vista. The essential heartbeat of a scene translated into a language that expresses the interaction between the viewer and subject. Subjective Expressionism sounds like a good label! In deconstructing the landscape I can focus on a more lyrical interpretation of the relationships between natural elements and mood. There is no hierarchy of motifs. All stand on an equal footing and are integrated into a coherent pattern of colour, tone and value. The partial disregard for atmospheric perspective has freed me up for the maximum use of patterning and emphasis on pure colour relationships,”
