I shared this on Facebook last week, but I keep finding myself coming back to the work of artist Jeremy Miranda. His paintings are absolutely gorgeous and at the same time there’s something about them that makes me a bit uneasy. This combination is really appealing to me in art. I was reading something completely unrelated the other morning (Neil Gaiman’s blog if you must know) and he posted an image that, oddly, reminded me of Miranda’s work. It’s a very straightforward, humorous image that reminds me that life, taken on the surface, is very seldom what it seems. I think it’s an important thought to hold in many situations you may find yourself in. As an interior designer, much of my work life deals with “surface” – I like to think that it’s more than that, and sometimes it is. I think that’s part of what draws me to Miranda’s work.
I think that’s what I love about these paintings — life is not always as it seems. Our efforts at building walls, paving roads, lighting the dark are sometimes a feeble match against nature.
Miranda has prints for sale on Etsy and he’s fun to follow on Instagram. Here’s the drawing that helped me link my muddled thoughts in this post:
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
