Untitled

Dan Miller, Untitled, 2016, ink on paper, 42 ¹⁄₂ × 65 in. (108.0 × 165.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2017.15.3, © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center

Artwork Details

Title: Untitled
Artist: Dan Miller
Date: 2016
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 42 ¹⁄₂ × 65 in. (108.0 × 165.1 cm)
Copyright: © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment
Mediums Description: ink on paper
Classifications: Graphic Arts
Object Number: 2017.15.3
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2017.15.3

Artwork Description

Can you read a drawing? Top to bottom, side to side, a tangle of scrawled marks converges and covers almost every inch of this long paper scroll.

Dan Miller's art is a graphic communication made in the moment--written and over-written words and letters that capture and convey thoughts, emotions, and memories, both fleeting and long-lasting.

Layering his texts well past the point of legibility, Miller, who is autistic, creates abstracted word-clouds that use color, density, and scale to convey memories and feelings he is unable to express verbally and to connect with those around him.