Miles Takes

Miles Takes’ art practice is a visual exploration of an abstraction in the details of everyday life. Creating art gives him the freedom and space to explore his own inner vision of the
world around him. Miles is influenced by geometric forms and patterns in nature. His artistic approach is an interpretation of the sensory environment through colour and shape, motivated by the correlation between memories and emotions in relation to the visual world. He expresses these visualisations taken from natural imagery and moments of beauty such as a flower in bloom, the flow of water and the cycle of seasons. Colour is a significant part of his process and expression. He experiments blending colours together by hand to produce vibrant, bold pigments that reflect the intricate wealth of beauty he sees. He explores the intensity of it by dividing shades, hues, and tone in his pieces to examine its depth on a microscopic layer of seeing things. Extracting the essence of form and feeling from these perspectives, Miles’ art softens the moment and is free from distraction. He balances between symmetry and asymmetry in his compositions, creating a meditative space in reflection of the ideal, perfected qualities of the universe in motion.

BA Architecture (Hons) - De Montfort University 2014

Exhibitions
2022 - The New Artist 3rd Edition, Boomer Gallery. 2023 - Destruction Virtual Show, The Holy Art.
2023 - Abstraction Virtual, The Envision Art Show. 2023 - A Flash of Blue - Gerald Moore Gallery
2023 - A Generous Space 3 - Huddersfield Art Gallery 2023 - The Other Art Fair - London
Collections
Private Collection, London UK. Private Collection, New Jersey, US. Private Collection, Poznan, Poland.
Collaborations
2020 - PRTV Public Access, Black Artist Database x Public Records NYC 2023 - Orlebar Brown
Awards
2022 - Artist of the Month, July - ArtJobs.com
2023 - Honourable Mention - Abstraction Virtual, The Envision Art Show 2023 - The Peut Guard Artist Award
2023 - Artist Surfaces Award - Artist Suport Pledge