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ARTIST BIO
A funny thing happened on the way to aleatoria...
Fascinated by the great artists of the early 20th century, particularly the surrealist movement, and especially those who used chance in the commission of their works, fine art photographer J. Coleman Miller has created a new twist on aleatoric composition. When Miller photographs the swirling colors of Koi and the reflections that dance on the rippling surface of a clear pond, surreal and magical images come to life in every form. The works convey a deep sense of emotional connection, touching viewers with engaging, dreamlike images, some eerily beautiful, others playfully disjointed, and sometimes unearthing darker, ghostly scenes from a chidhood nightmare.
Surprisingly, all of the images are digital photographs of the same six square feet of moving water in a small Koi pond- the accidental madness reveals itself to the artist as if the the elements at play are magically seduced by his attention and focus. A fraction of a moment in time, the kick of a fish tail, the reflection of the earth and the sky above- Miller captures what otherwise might have been left unseen. The artist describes his goosebumps when a great composition is discovered and laments, “It is always somewhere in the back of my mind, what is happening out there every minute that I am not shooting- what I am missing- it’s like a strange addiction”. The process of creating the image has evolved over the short time since it’s accidental inception in 2006, from the early use of Photoshop pallette knife plugins and canvas giclee prints, to the current raw focused look under glass. The new limited edition photographs are beautifully presented as large metallic inkjet prints, cold-press mounted to 3/8" plexi on brushed aluminum dibond with aluminum standoff. All works are signed and numbered by the artist and ready to hang. The collection been shown successfully in New York City, Los Angeles, SanDiego, Fort Lauderdale, Ferrara Italy, and Miami since 2008, and pieces are held in many private collections nationwide.
Miller is a lifelong student and practitioner of design, art and music from Pennsylvania who works primarily in photography, and has worked in the portrait, fashion and product industry since 1986. Also a commercial photographer, graphic artist and expert Photoshop technician, Miller makes fine portraits of over six thousand preschool children every year in Houston, and his In Focus Photography studio has raised over a quarter million dollars to benefit Houston early learning programs around the city. Creativity surrounds the Cypress, Texas artist in the form of his photographic prints, handmade furniture, intricate tile and mosaics, great dishes from the kitchen and all original Texas rock music with his band, SiennaBlu.
Shows
2010
Red Dot Art Fair with Aleatoric Art 2010 Miami, Florida, Art Basel Week
Solo Exhibit at Artist Haven Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida December 2-30
Group Exhibit, International Juried Photography Competition- AHG Ft. Lauderdale, October 2010
Solo Show, The Art of Chance/ Houston, Texas October 2010
2009
Group show (exhibitor and curator), AleatoricArt at AquaArt Miami/Art Basel Week, Miami, Florida
Formed the MAMA Movement with Professor Alex Volborth (1925-2009) and Ray Cabarga
Launched AleatoricArt Gallery/ co-wrote Aleatoric Artists of the 21st Century with Ray Cabarga
2008
Animal Magnetism
St. John's Art Wall
Lark Gallery
2007
Ferrara Gallery/ The Spirit in Art, Ferrara, Italy
Infusion Gallery/ Los Angeles
NanoArt Competition
Commissions
South Beach Studios/ The Marlin Hotel, Miami, FLA
Cy Fair Fire Dept., Cypress, TX
El Charro Restaurant, Cypress, TX
Private Collections
Alan Kagan, Dallas, TX
John and Nina Murphy, Houston, TX
Linda Drescher, Houston, TX
Phil Torcivia, La Holla, CA
Barbara Streick, NYC
Romy and Justin Meshberg, NYC
Maria Von Volborth, Las Vegas, NV
Mike Bloom, Houston, TX
Jordan Ronsonette, Galena Park, TX
Jack Corradino, Clifton, NJ
Danielle Lysogorski, Cypress, TX
Alan Goolman, NYC
Richard Blehman, NYC
Susan G Komen Fund
Anthony Torcivia Philadelphia, PA
David Jones, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Keith Luke, San Antonio, TX
j. coleman miller
j. coleman miller
Although most of my artworks are inspired by the great Dali and the Surrealists, my favorite artist is Paul Klee.
The huge body of work (over 10,000 paintings and other works!), the ethics and philosophy, the hidden political
undertones and the playful quality that masks the turbulent emotions inside the artist- it's just all there for me.
The huge body of work (over 10,000 paintings and other works!), the ethics and philosophy, the hidden political
undertones and the playful quality that masks the turbulent emotions inside the artist- it's just all there for me.