2021 Faculty Art Exhibition - Kirk Miller
KIRK MILLER
My Magnificent Spectacular Virtual Virtual 01, 2020-2021
Digital Image
10.5 x 6 inches
My Magnificent Spectacular Virtual Virtual 02, 2020-2021
Digital Image
10.5 x 6 inches
My Magnificent Spectacular Virtual Virtual 03, 2020-2021
Digital Image
10.5 x 6 inches
In my recent body of work, I construct prosthetic memories as a means to explore the
notion of self. For the past five years, I’ve incorporated thermoplastic and biodegradable
plastic figurines (self-portraits) and used redacted religious text fragments to investigate
this idea. These new works integrate traditional art making processes along with an
interest in exploring new fabrication methods and materials. I work assiduously to
bring together many facets of visual art into my projects, which often incorporate
sculpture, photography, and installation. My practice is a blend of Minimalism and
Conceptualism laced with a droll sense of humor and a tendency towards tongue-in-cheek
visual puns that still manage to service a desire to investigate existential and ontological
concerns. The images above are part of a series of renderings I conceptualized employing
a 3D modeling and animation program specifically for this exhibition while being isolated
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowing that this exhibit would be online, I thought
it fitting to develop my own virtual exhibition for my last faculty show. All of the
original artwork displayed in this installation was created digitally and produced
for the real world in either a 2D or 3D printed format. However, I chose to take some
of my artwork for this project, reimagine it, and place them into my virtual gallery
to create a fanciful exhibition I call “My Magnificent Spectacular Virtual Virtual.”
Kirk Miller's education and experience cover a broad spectrum of art and art activity. He has a background in art history, commercial illustration and design, and several years working as a conceptual artist. Mr. Miller received a BA in Art History from the University of California, Berkeley before going on to earn a BFA in Illustration and an MFA in Painting, both from Art Center College of Design. His work has been exhibited at many national and international locations, including Arena 1 Gallery, ARK Gallery & Studios, Site: Brooklyn, South Bay Contemporary SoLA, Krygier/Landau Contemporary Art, Chapman University, and the Galleria Notturna d'Arte Contemporanea in Milan, Italy. Mr. Miller has taught at Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Northridge, and Pasadena City College, but for most of his teaching career, he has been on faculty at Cerritos College, instructing survey courses, as well as classes devoted explicitly to electronic imaging and installation/experimental art. During his time at Cerritos, he has served as art department chair, gallery director, and awarded the Outstanding Faculty of the Year. If you have any questions or comments, please contact him at kirkmillerart@gmail.com.
Kirk Miller began teaching at Cerritos College in 1988.
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