Why is I Am The One I've Been Waiting For important?

The Penguin series reflects Miller’s keen interest in reading and love for literature. Miller actually first achieved widespread critical recognition as a writer. Published in 2000, he wrote Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty, as well as a variety of shorter novels, such as First I Was Afraid, I Was Petrified (2000). As well as a talented artist, Miller’s writing career was very successful and he did a Writer’s Residency at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston in 2002, where he devoted an entire season to curating workshops and events around the 19th century British author Edgar Allan Poe. His adoration for literature shines through his art, especially prints like I Am The One You've Been Waiting For in which writing and literature are an integral part of the artwork. As well as Edgar Allan Poe, Miller loved writers like Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald. He continued to incorporate his love of classical literature and these authors throughout his works, experimenting with a dual literature/art approach.

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I Am The One I’ve Been Waiting For by Harland Miller Background & Meaning

I Am The One I’ve Been Waiting For

I Am The One You’ve Been Waiting For is a set of prints by Harland Miller, created between 2011 and 2013, all of which are based on the dust jackets of Penguin books. In the Penguin series, Miller takes the familiar format and motif of the Penguin books title page, and substitutes his own title, which is often sarcastic or witty and occasionally carries with it some kind of social critique.

Meaning & Analysis

An archetypal Miller adaptation of the classic Penguin book jacket, I’m the one I’ve been waiting for captures both his wit and his painterly style. The I Am The One You've Been Waiting For collection itself includes a signed Giclée print in red (2011), a yellow screen print (2012), a red and yellow variation (2012) as well as a deckchair (2013) and beach towel (2013).

Best known for his creative reinvention of the Penguin dust jackets, which he began in 2001, Harland Miller's prints often carry social or political critiques alongside their wit and typically dark sense of humour. With Rothko-inspired blocks of colour dominating works like I'm the one I've Been Waiting For, this print is emblematic of how Miller explores the visual relationship between the abstract, bold background and text, alongside the more conceptual implications of the written word.

The Penguin series reflects Miller’s keen interest in reading and love for literature. Miller actually first achieved widespread critical recognition as a writer. Published in 2000, he wrote Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty, as well as a variety of shorter novels, such as First I Was Afraid, I Was Petrified (2000). As well as a talented artist, Miller’s writing career was very successful and he did a Writer’s Residency at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston in 2002, where he devoted an entire season to curating workshops and events around the 19th century British author Edgar Allan Poe. His adoration for literature shines through his art, especially prints like I Am The One You've Been Waiting For in which writing and literature are an integral part of the artwork. As well as Edgar Allan Poe, Miller loved writers like Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald. He continued to incorporate his love of classical literature and these authors throughout his works, experimenting with a dual literature/art approach.
If you're looking to sell art by Harland Miller,click the link and we can help. We employ a number of techniques and practices in order to give a realistic and achievable valuation on any art listed on myartbroker.com. We analyse the demand for the work in question, take into consideration previous sales and auction valuations, we assess the current gallery valuation and monitor the current deals taking place via MyArtBroker every day. We regularly advise sellers on a price bracket for their artwork completely free of charge.