Untitled

Dan Miller, Untitled, 2016, acrylic, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Creative Growth Art Center, 2017.17, © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
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
Date
2016
Location
Dimensions
363 × 36 in. (922.0 × 91.4 cm)
Copyright
© 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
Credit Line
Gift of Creative Growth Art Center
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic, pen and ink on paper
Classifications
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.

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Arnold Pyle, Shellsburg, 1934, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.12
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