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Stuart McAlpine Miller
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influenced by Andy Warhol - following the cult painters ethos that art is ultimately ‘a throw away thing that has value’. 'War- hol's views on mass consumer- ism and the way he translated these into his art is something I really relate to and I hope my art does something similar and stands the test of time” explains McAlpine Miller. The new collection comprises four outstanding examples of his work, all of which are riotous images of colour and movement. In Sunbather To Fear the image is of a confident and beautiful young girl, oblivious to her sur-
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roundings and afraid of nothing. “I deliberately created a media cliché of the controlled pose, but in the background there is a sense of confusion and collision that something bad is going to happen - a semblance of commo- tion” explains McAlpine Miller, a theme he also explores in The Leader Of The Gang. Adding concern via the anarchic background imagery this painting reveals the fragile confidence of the main female image who is superimposed over scenes of impending chaos. Not afraid of being contentious, Salute To The Captain is a blatant commentary on Ameri- can imperialism and its powerful influence over all our lives “I think
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“Surreal in feel, hidden dangers appear to lurk beneath the surface, as pop images jump off the canvas and the optical illusion strikes”
As much an ‘illusionist’ as a technically assured painter, McAlpine Miller shows an astonishing craftsmanship - painting in oils but with the precision layering of a watercol- ourist it is a technique he has been developing over 15 years. “It is about illusion based upon colour and light, and although I work in oils I like the fact that it ends up with a computer generated feel,” says McAlpine Miller who only began produc- ing cartoon images two years ago. It is a fascinating technique which blends the painted effects of transparency, while imitating technology with the invisible see-through layering mimicking the computer screen. McAlpine Miller’s work has recently been exhib- ited throughout Europe and
America and his latest successful incarnation is as artist-in-residence at London’s Savoy hotel (following in the illustrious foot- steps of Whistler and Monet no less!) where his dramatic
and powerful work in oils will adorn the walls of the iconic Art Deco hotel. McAlpine Miller says his portraiture of glamor- ous women has stood him in good stead as the collection of eight paintings which are to be unveiled in the autumn include luminaries such as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. An admirer of traditional Old Masters such as Caravaggio and Bosch, McAlpine Miller nevertheless says he is most
subliminally we take so many references from America and I wanted to reflect this – both the good and the bad” says McAlpine Miller as he offers up an act of ‘mimicry’ in the salute, which suggests a degree of political manipulation. Gallery 'Leader of the Pack' by Stuart McAlpine Miller will be exhibited in Castle Galleries this autumn or can be viewed online now castlegalleries.com 4
Art critic Estelle Lovatt talks Picasso and Stuart McAlpine Miller.
FINE ART COLLECTOR AUTUMN 2012
AUTUMN 2012 FINE ART COLLECTOR
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