Armageddon Is It Too Much To Ask (large)
Armageddon Is It Too Much To Ask (large)
Signed Print
Harland Miller
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Medium: Etching
Format: Signed Print
Year: 2017
Size: H 180cm x W 120cm
Edition size: 50
Signed: Yes
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Harland Miller's Armageddon Is It Too Much To Ask (large) (signed) is an etching from 2017. This artwork is estimated to be worth between £13,000 to £19,000. It has only been sold once at auction, which took place on 21st March 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2018 | Forum Auctions London - United Kingdom | Armageddon Is It Too Much To Ask (large) - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Harland Miller’s 2017 print, Armageddon Is It Too Much To Ask?, takes inspiration from popular psychology books, self-help manuals and social science publications from the 1960s and 1970s. Characterised by their bold and abstract covers, these books aspired to aid disorders. Their distinct, colourful geometric designs sought to counteract the heavy medical content, while also mirroring the style of contemporary paintings.
The artist utilises various printmaking techniques in Armageddon Is It Too Much To Ask?. By employing polymer-gravure, photo-etching and block printing, Miller achieves a more graphic and superimposed finish. While at first glance the work might seem one dimensional, its main elements have in fact been given a multi layered appearance.
The disposition of the textual and the figurative components in this print have been revised, and the title no longer occupies the central panel. As opposed to the artist’s earlier adaptations of Penguin book covers, the observer is unlikely to be intimately familiarised with the source material utilised in this work. As a result, a different kind of relationship is formed between form, text and colour palette. In effect, the title is actually activated by the bold colour composition in the centre. A corresponding strategy and structure can be detected in Miller’s Happiness: The Case Against.
