MIIK GREEN
- Lives and works in Perth Western Australia
- Represented by Linton & Kay Contemporary (WA) and Stella Downer Fine Art (NSW)
- For inspiration, Green looks to the microscopic aspects of nature and translates them into shiny smooth wall sculptures that invite and intrigue. The most amazing aspect of his work is that nothing of the wonder of the original is lost in the transformation.
- Green employs the vivid hues of automotive paint to provide a high gloss finish that allows the eye to slip easily along the surface and demands the hand investigate these alien contours. All the works are highly finished and have a sensuous quality to them, no matter what the inspiration might be; fungi, coral, seed pods or blood cells.
- Sensuality is a central theme in Green’s work; shapes emerge from the wall creating an illusion of movement. Repetition and reproduction of simple shapes seem to ‘dance’ over slick backgrounds adding to this illusion. Miik Green is one of Perth’ s original and dynamic young artists who are making their mark both in Western Australia and in the eastern states.
BIOGRAPHY
- 2011 – Curtin University, Visual Arts (Hons, 1st Class)
- 2002 – Edith Cowan University, Bachelor of Visual Arts, Painting
- 2000 – WA School of Art and Design, Advanced Diploma of Industrial Design
- 1978 – Born Perth, Western Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2011 – Sexy Blobs, Linton & Kay Contemporary (WA)
- 2010 – New Work, Stella Downer Fine Art (NSW)
- 2008 – Happy Mistakes, Gallery East (WA)
- 2006 – Sex Cells, Gallery East (WA)
- 2004 – Sensual By Nature, Gallery East (WA)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2011 – ‘Unnatural Phenomena’ John Curtin Gallery, ‘BigDiverse’, ZigZag Cultural Centre (WA)
- 2010 – New Works, Linton and Kay Contemporary, WA
- 2008 – New Works, Stella Downer Fine Art, NSW Melbourne Art Fair, VIC
- 2007 – Great Little Christmas Show, Gallery East, WA
- 2007 – Pulse 2, Hellfire Gallery Esperance, WA
- 2006 – Melbourne Art Fair, VIC Miniatures, Gallery East, WA
- 2005 – Sexy Fungus, Stella Downer Fine Art, NSW
- 2004 – Sensuality and the Sublime, Dianne Tanzer, VIC
- 2003 – Finely Grated, The Church Gallery WA
- 2003 – New Works New Faces, Perth Galleries, WA
- 2002 – 64 Degrees, Edith Cowan University, WA
- 2000 – Conception, West Australian Museum, WA
COLLECTIONS
- Royal Perth Hospital Collection
- Macquarie University Collection, Sydney
- Edith Cowan University Collection, Perth
- Gallery Dusseldorf, Perth
- Turner Galleries, Perth
- Artbank – WA, NSW, VIC
- International private collections
COMMISSIONS/SHORTLISTS/PRIZES
- 2011 – Shortlisted – New sculptural works, City of Stirling, Western Australia
- 2011 – Commissioned – New sculptural works, New BHP Billiton Building, Western Australia
- 2011 – Commissioned – New sculptural works, Esperance College, Western Australia
- 2011 – Judging Panel, Bassendean Art Awards (WA)
- 2011 – Commissioned – New sculptural works, Coolbinia Primary, Western Australia
- 2010 – Shortlisted – New sculptural works, Churchlands SHS, Western Australia
- 2010 – Grant – Artflight – to attend Melbourne Art Fair courtesy WA government
- 2010 – Grant – Artflight – to attend solo show – Stella Downer (NSW)
- 2009 – Winner – Sculpture by the sea 2009 – Andrea Stretton memorial scholarship
- 2005 – Corporate – Untitled sculptures, Boardroom, Arccon, Perth
ARTICLES: Magazines and Newspapers
- Marcelo Palacios – ‘Works to keep you in Suspension’ Canning Times, October 2011
- Stephen Bevis – ‘Seducing Senses’ August 18th, The West Australian, June 2011
- Ric Spencer – ‘Sexy little world in slick shape’ June 06, The West Australian, June 2006
- Pip Christmas – ‘Rooms With a View’ The West Australian, May 2006
- Jay Hanna – ‘The Art of Sensual Sculpture’ STM Magazine, May 2006
- John Murphy – ‘Sensual Side of Art’ Post Newspaper May 2006
- Melissa Smith – ‘Sensuality and the Sublime Exhibition’ The Echo, May 2004
- John Murphy – ‘First Solo Outing for Rising Talent’ Art Scene, August 2004
- Sonja Pavich – ‘Solo, Shiny and New’ Echo Newspaper, July 2004
- Anna Kesson – ‘Sensuality’ The University of WA Magazine, May 2004
- Simon Considine – ‘Grate futures’ The West Australian, May 2003
- Melissa Smith – ‘Paris calls young sculpting artist’ The West Australian, April 2003
- Ron Banks – ‘Smooth operator in sensuality and space’ The West Australian, March 2003
- Judith McGrath – ‘New Faces’ www.artseeninwa.com March 2003
- Judith McGrath – ‘BA Graduate Exhibition’www.artseeninwa.com November 2002