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Godfrey Clive Miller BIOGRAPHY
1893 - 1964. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
In 1915, in Egypt, Godfrey Miller was awed by the pyramids at Gizeh and by the great Temple of Amun at Luxor, with its vast twin colonnades. His previous architectural studies allowed him to grasp... Read full biography
In 1915, in Egypt, Godfrey Miller was awed by the pyramids at Gizeh and by the great Temple of Amun at Luxor, with its vast twin colonnades. His previous architectural studies allowed him to grasp the mathematical order that lent the buildings their harmony, and their grandeur. 'In Luxor,' he wrote... Read full biography
In 1915, in Egypt, Godfrey Miller was awed by the pyramids at Gizeh and by the great Temple of Amun at Luxor, with its vast twin colonnades. His previous architectural studies allowed him to grasp the mathematical order that lent the buildings their harmony, and their grandeur. 'In Luxor,' he wrote in 1946, 'things move in accordance'. It was a phrase that described his paintings of the following eighteen years. Miller read Dr Rudolf Steiner keenly, and joined the Anthroposophical Society. He... Read full biography
In 1915, in Egypt, Godfrey Miller was awed by the pyramids at Gizeh and by the great Temple of Amun at Luxor, with its vast twin colonnades. His previous architectural studies allowed him to grasp the mathematical order that lent the buildings their harmony, and their grandeur. 'In Luxor,' he wrote in 1946, 'things move in accordance'. It was a phrase that described his paintings of the following eighteen years. Miller read Dr Rudolf Steiner keenly, and joined the Anthroposophical Society. He used his paintings to articulate his anthroposophical-related views with a persuasiveness that he could not summon through words. Like Paul Cézanne, he strove for a calculated structure and a sense of form that over-arched all thematic content.... Read full biography
In 1915, in Egypt, Godfrey Miller was awed by the pyramids at Gizeh and by the great Temple of Amun at Luxor, with its vast twin colonnades. His previous architectural studies allowed him to grasp the mathematical order that lent the buildings their harmony, and their grandeur. 'In Luxor,' he wrote in 1946, 'things move in accordance'. It was a phrase that described his paintings of the following eighteen years. Miller read Dr Rudolf Steiner keenly, and joined the Anthroposophical Society. He used his paintings to articulate his anthroposophical-related views with a persuasiveness that he could not summon through words. Like Paul Cézanne, he strove for a calculated structure and a sense of form that over-arched all thematic content. Miller's paintings evolved from a complex interplay of ruled ink lines, which s... Read full biography
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In 1915, in Egypt, Godfrey Miller was awed by the pyramids at Gizeh and by the great Temple of Amun at Luxor, with its vast twin colonnades. His previous architectural studies allowed him to grasp the mathematical order that lent the buildings their harmony, and their grandeur. 'In Luxor,' he wrote in 1946, 'things move in accordance'. It was a phrase that described his paintings of the following eighteen years. Miller read Dr Rudolf Steiner keenly, and joined the Anthroposophical Society. He used his paintings to articulate his anthroposophical-related views with a persuasiveness that he could not summon through words. Like Paul Cézanne, he strove for a calculated structur...But wait, there's more...
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