DM 720

Date

2009

Dimensions

22 × 30 in

Categories

abstract

Visual description

Dan Miller captures a storm of similar, repeated figures layered in different colors around the center of a wide white paper and landscape orientation. Under all the layers of paint is a black ink drawing that is hard to discern, but appears to be mostly circles and lines, suggestive of bike frames and bike wheels. The black ink drawing was probably first to be drawn on the page, which has been traced over and over again, mostly in red paint, but also in light green, orange, blue, and purple. Towards the center, the colors overlap and blend together, and at times appear as solid colors, such as mahogany and brown, yet several circles do emerge from the chaos of overpainted designs. Along the edges of the center, there appears to be several horizontal capital letters spelling out GTRTS, often with the top line of the Ts connecting with each other in a graphic design fashion. Perhaps this is in reference to the first competitive production downhill mountain bike with full suspension, made by the GT brand, named after Gary Turner, with the model called RTS, which stands for Rocket Tune Suspension. If the center image was a clock, the GTRTS writing appears in purple at the 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions, once in a yellow-green at the 11 o'clock position, once in a dark blue at the 1 o'clock position, and the letters also seem to appear at the 3 o'clock position, but the 3 o'clock position is difficult to discern as the letters are retraced three times in red, light blue, and orange.

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