Diana Miller

This facade represents a big personality. 'Larger Than Life' speaks to the person who is always loud, always smiling, always busy attending events and being the life of the party. Those who are constantly 'on' invite a quiet suspicion; life inevitably has its ups and downs, suggesting that the larger than life persona also carries its lows, just hidden behind closed doors.

Diana Miller's process of layering is central, both conceptually and materially. In some of the works, the underlying image remains visible; in others, it is softened through glazing or almost entirely concealed beneath dense surface layers. This process mirrors the ways we construct our own facades through life, consciously or not. The foregrounds consist of compositions the artist has created, evolved, and revisited - a visual lexicon developed over time through an elaborate, multifaceted shape-making practice. Like much of her past work, these paintings carry a distinct graphic sensibility, influenced by her background in graphic design and a passion for distilling form.