About the Exhibit
Welcome to Michelle Miller’s ‘Metaphorically Speaking’, a collection of abstract paintings that examines the relationship between the artist’s internal self and her external world.
Michelle Miller is a Victoria, BC-based visual artist and distinguished instructor. She works primarily in oils, moving seamlessly between abstract and figurative painting, with past exhibitions held in Canada, the USA and Asia.
“My art is forever in flux which only seems appropriate since time passes, life changes, and experiences are gained. But the one consistency that remains is my fascination of time and space and how we, as humans, fit into it. For me personally, this means that life’s trials and tribulations, past, present and future, are explored and expressed in my art. Ultimately, I am examining my relationship between my internal self and the external world.
In doing so, I translate thought patterns into forms, colours, lines, etc. I develop numerous preliminary works on paper in acrylics prior to approaching my larger canvases and applying oils. I tend to think in metaphors, so painting is the visual vehicle of my voice. Expressing my ideas in paint transcends boundaries of culture and verbal language. I believe the questions I ask of myself are also universal to all people. Although imagery is varied in my paintings, the mark making, forms and layers are consistent throughout my work.”
