“The Penguin paintings had this format – this quite unique format. You could really say anything you wanted in that middle panel, because people are already used to the form of the Penguin book.” —Harland Miller
Harland Miller’s paintings based on covers of Penguin Classic books have become iconic – in turns profound and witty. In this video from White Cube, he discusses his use of text in his paintings, how the text often dictated the color and vice versa, and how that interplay has evolved in his more recent paintings of psychology book covers.