RICHARD AVEDON SEEKS GALLERY

NEW YORK - April 2007:  With the help of psychedelic folk artist Apryl Miller, Mr. Avedon is looking for exhibition space for a new piece.  It is a collaboration, begun with an original photograph, and embellished with the outlandish collage techniques of Ms. Miller.  Rather than a defacement, the new work lovingly extends the feeling of the portrait and adds many dimensions.  This is in keeping with Miller’s reputation as an iconoclast who is yet respectful of an icon’s work.

It is a polyptych, or piece with multiple sections.  This one has five, with three subjects.  One of the sitters, in Miller's capable hands, has become a demon, an automaton and a sort of reptile.  His original form has been covered by Miller’s beautiful Xerox collages, which she makes by color copying small, bright 3-D objects.  There is a Funhouse feel to the collages, since they include many pop references.  It’s The Lollypop Guild meets the Sex Pistols.

Based in New York City, Miller has been a collage artist, creator of 3-D works and interiors and is now branching out into interactive installation art.  Best known for the design of her home, which has been profiled on television and included in art tours, she is always expanding the media in which she works.  Miller has been seen in two galleries this year and is looking forward to showing the Avedon piece, a first of its kind and completely unique.

Photo Credit:  Ward Yoshimoto