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Alexander Millar
Alexander Millar is one of the most popular and collectable artists working today. He is a self-taught, contemporary impressionist artist, whose work depicts the small wonder of the everyday. His paintings hang in galleries and private collections all over the world and he is continuing to gain critical acclaim for the works he produces.
Millar’s childhood was spent growing up in the small mining community of Springside, situated between the two Scottish towns of Irvine and Kilmarnock. His paintings broadcast a real and touching sentiment, instantly recognisable as heart-warming scenes from a Northern area of Britain materially poorer but spiritually prouder, still affected by the aftermath of the Second World War. The uniqueness of those city landscapes and horizons, dark and broken places hinted at in Millar’s work, has been largely erased from sight by boundless modernisation, but still remembered by many.He is one of the few living artists in the UK who have had museum exhibitions in Newcastle (The Great North: Hancock), Glasgow (Scotland Street Museum) and New York (The Fire Dept. Museum of New York). His work has also been displayed in public venues, such as shopping centres and metro carriages, as well as being used as scenic backdrops for theatrical productions.Millar describes his work as “It’s the relationship I wish I’d had with my father. Those that had that relationship see themselves and those that didn’t see the ones that they wish that they had”.
Alexander Millar
Alexander Millar is one of the most popular and collectable artists working today. He is a self-taught, contemporary impressionist artist, whose work depicts the small wonder of the everyday. His paintings hang in galleries and private collections all over the world and he is continuing to gain critical acclaim for the works he produces.
Millar’s childhood was spent growing up in the small mining community of Springside, situated between the two Scottish towns of Irvine and Kilmarnock. His paintings broadcast a real and touching sentiment, instantly recognisable as heart-warming scenes from a Northern area of Britain materially poorer but spiritually prouder, still affected by the aftermath of the Second World War. The uniqueness of those city landscapes and horizons, dark and broken places hinted at in Millar’s work, has been largely erased from sight by boundless modernisation, but still remembered by many.He is one of the few living artists in the UK who have had museum exhibitions in Newcastle (The Great North: Hancock), Glasgow (Scotland Street Museum) and New York (The Fire Dept. Museum of New York). His work has also been displayed in public venues, such as shopping centres and metro carriages, as well as being used as scenic backdrops for theatrical productions.Millar describes his work as “It’s the relationship I wish I’d had with my father. Those that had that relationship see themselves and those that didn’t see the ones that they wish that they had”.
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