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Rags To Polyester - Signed Print by Harland Miller 2014 - MyArtBroker

Rags To Polyester
Signed Print

Harland Miller

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95 x 74cm, Edition of 50, Giclée print

Medium: Giclée print
Edition size: 50
Year: 2014
Size: H 95cm x W 74cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: January 2020

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Auction House
Location
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January 2020
Phillips London
United Kingdom
£11,050
£13,000
£16,250
March 2019
Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh
United Kingdom
January 2019
Phillips London
United Kingdom
June 2018
Phillips London
United Kingdom
January 2018
Phillips London
United Kingdom
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Harland Miller's Rags To Polyester, a signed Giclée print from 2014, is estimated to be worth between £16,000 and £23,000. This artwork has an auction history of five total sales since its entry to the market on 25th January 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

Miller himself actually first achieved widespread critical acclaim as a writer as opposed to as an artist, with his debut novel, Slow down Arthur, Stick to Thirty published in 2000. Then in 2001, merging his interests in image and text, Miller began creating a series of works based upon the Penguin book covers, which he picked up from thrift shops during his time spent living in Paris. Unable to understand the titles in French, he began to fabricate his own titles. He explains, “you can really say anything you wanted in the middle panel, because people are already used to the form of the Penguin book, so in that way the text carried more weight than the painting.” Inspired by writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald, Miller was able to incorporate his love of classic literature with painting. From Rags To Polyester is an archetypal example from this body of work, which combines figurative painting with elements of popular culture and literary imagery. With painterly brushstrokes and dripping colour partly obscuring the text, the effect is one of an ageing paperback infused with artistic vigour. The faded cover, torn edges and stained, smudged pages nostalgically recall a lifetime history of love and use that visually references our intimate, long-standing relationship with text and language, in a visceral, physical connection between person and page that passes through the generations. The American painter Ed Ruscha is a clear influence for Miller, marrying text and image in a radical juxtaposition using slogans and phrases to compliment his paintings. Mark Rothko, too, is another such acknowledged source of inspiration for the British artist, with his use of prominent bands of colour such as the pink and white seen in the visual aesthetic of From Rags to Polyester.

  • British artist, Harland Miller, is renowned for his irreverent reimagining of vintage Penguin book jackets. Playing with nostalgia, cultural, and literary references, the artist combines Pop Art motifs with the brushstrokes of Abstract Expressionism. Miller's paintings and prints are often imbued with dark humour, with works such as You Can Rely On Me I'll Always Let You Down being characterised by an undercurrent of satire and self-depreciation. Exploring the relationship between word and image has undoubtedly allowed Miller's art to comment on the frequent disconnect between representation and reality, and influence artists such as The Connor Brothers in their practice.

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