Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller

\Johnny Miller

Johnny Miller, *1962in Newcastle, England,
lives and works in Osaka, Japan

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Johnny Miller bids us to enter an uncertain world that exists beyond the comforting illusion of intellectual meaning. Drawing on vivid childhood memories, historical and contemporary figurative imagery, he searches out hidden aspects of the human condition.

Creating a poetic patchwork of disparate symbols, Johnny Miller invites us to draw on our lived experience to explore the puzzling islands of identity that we inhabit. A common theme is the culturally imposed and/or fragile nature of masculinity. Through his art Johnny Miller shares a very personal artistic journey with us that feels timeless and, though he asks the viewer to step beyond the everyday, he always guides us with a generous and humorous spirit.

Selected Works

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Bear facts (2015)

Johnny Miller

Bear facts (2015)
Watercolor on paper
63,2 x 62,3 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Can of Worms (2013)

Johnny Miller

Can of Worms (2013)
POSCA marker, collaged map, acrylic, pencil
208,5 x 146,5 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Constructed sights (2013)

Johnny Miller

Constructed sights (2013)
POSCA marker, acrylic, coloured pencil, collaged
207 x 146,7 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Horse Whisperer on the Pier (2015)

Johnny Miller

Horse Whisperer on the Pier (2015)
Sumi-Ink
149,5 x 139,1 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Skull #1 (2023)

Johnny Miller

Skull #1 (2023)
From the series: Landscape & Memory
Woodcut and acrylic on archival watercolor paper
114 x 108 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Skull #3 (2023)

Johnny Miller

Skull #3 (2023)
From the series: Landscape & Memory
Woodcut, sumi, acrylic on archival watercolor paper
109,5 x 113,5 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Skull #5 (2023)

Johnny Miller

Skull #5 (2023)
From the series: Landscape & Memory
woodcut, acrylic sumi on archival watercolor paper
109 x 114 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Skull #4 (2023)

Johnny Miller

Skull #4 (2023)
From the series: Landscape & Memory
Woodcut and sumi on archival watercolor paper
120 x 114 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Skull #7 (2023)

Johnny Miller

Skull #7 (2023)
From the series: Landscape & Memory
Woodcut, acrylic on archival watercolor paper
110 x 114 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Johnny Miller \ Skull #8 (2023)

Johnny Miller

Skull #8 (2023)
From the series: Landscape & Memory
Woodcut, acrylic on archival watercolor paper
114 x 90 cm

Gallery Exhibitions