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In his former Sherman Heights (a San Diego neighborhood located near the Downtown Gaslamp district) studio, previously a pharmacy, Miller discovered two decades of medical ephemera from the 1950s and 60s. Miller first layers the found vintage prescriptions with modern advertisements and modern and vintage images (Lenny Bruce, Edie Sedgewick). He completes each piece with dynamic imagery that is both graphic and painterly in execution. His compositions are created on canvas, glass and masonite. The show's signature painting, Anything But Rehab, depicts a beautiful woman relaxing on the beach with the word HAITI stenciled boldly in red in the middle of what appears to be a postcard. Recent events have given the painting, which was once an idyllic image of rest and rel axation, a whole new perspective. "I wasn't trying to make a political statement with this piece when I made it in November (2009). But it has taken on a different connotation now after the earthquake. I hope that one day Haiti will be an inviting and peaceful place, and this image now represents that hope. It is heartening to see the world come together to help the survivors although it's frustrating to see that assistance is not happening as swiftly as we'd wished," says Miller. To contribute to the earthquake relief, Miller is donating 50% of the limited edition (1,000) Anything But Rehab (HAITI) posters to Doctors Without Borders. Born in Ohio in 1966 and raised in Los Angeles, Miller attended the Art Center in Pasadena at the age of fifteen and after high school attended Otis/Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles and the Cooper Union School of Art in Manhattan. From there he commenced several peripatetic years d eveloping and creating his art including residencies in Philadelphia, New York, Madrid, Baton Rouge and Tijuana.  Miller is also an accomplished muralist and has several public and commissioned murals in New York, Madrid, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Baton Rouge as well as murals in San Diego including the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. For inquiries regarding Charlie Miller's paintings and Anything But Rehab (HAITI) posters, contact Jacqueline Hammel at picarogallery@gmail.com. Follow Charlie Miller on Facebook: CharlieMillerArt. The Athenaeum is located at 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA. For exhibit information and gallery hours go to www.ljathenaeum.org. The artist near his former studio in San Diego's Gaslamp district. |
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