In general, I’m not usually down with collages. I like them, and I understand just how much of a creative endeavor they are, but part of me still thinks it’s cheating. For some reason that part of me was strangely silent when I saw the work of LA artist Mark Allen Miller. There are hand drawn elements of illustration, so that probably did something to quiet the teacher’s pet in me. But I think it’s more that the work doesn’t rely heavily on pre-made elements. I would be hesitant to even call it collage, but I don’t have any other word for it. I will call it good, though. It’s colorful, witty, makes great use of pattern, and combines Victorian and Modern styles seamlessly. I’d say he’s still got a little to improve, but shit, who among us doesn’t? I still get a little sprinkle on the rim when I’m shaking out my wang, and I’ve been practicing that for 20-some-odd years and change. Mark doesn’t have nearly so far to go in comparison.
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