Artist, born in Bristol, whose father was a professional photographer and who taught him how to use a camera. He was influenced by the work of artists such as Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth; a Nicholson picture seen at the age of 13 made him realise that a work of art could, “like a stone or a piece of wood”, assume its own identity. Miller was a Quaker and gave his works quasi-religious titles. From 1984, he worked without a camera, using such techniques as passing light through flowers and leaves direct onto cibachrome paper or filters of water and oil, creating mysterious combinations of colour and light. Worked in Lincolnshire, 1980–88, then on Dartmoor. Had the first of many solo shows at Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, 1979, later ones including Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art and De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, both 1997, and Graves Art Gallery and Site Gallery, both Sheffield, 2002.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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