Untitled

Dan Miller, Untitled, 2016, acrylic, pen and ink on paper, 363 × 36 in. (922.0 × 91.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Creative Growth Art Center, 2017.17, © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center

Artwork Details

Title: Untitled
Artist: Dan Miller
Date: 2016
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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3rd Floor
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East Wing
Dimensions: 363 × 36 in. (922.0 × 91.4 cm)
Copyright: © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
Credit Line: Gift of Creative Growth Art Center
Mediums: ink
Mediums Description: acrylic, pen and ink on paper
Classifications: Graphic Arts
Subjects: Abstract
Object Number: 2017.17
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2017.17

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.