Bryon Miller & Adam Sheetz : MASK 2020
April 5 - May 3, 2024
"Brent" - Mask by Adam Sheetz, Photography by Bryon Miller
Photographer Bryon Miller and Artist/Designer Adam Sheetz have collaborated to create a series of images where we ask ourselves 'How did we get through a collective traumatic event'? Between March 2020 and April 2021 the artists created masks (Sheetz) and utilized models (Miller) to bring to life a sense of community when we were all socially distancing. These profound images will be on display, as well as a 65-page collection of the images, which include personal accounts and thoughts from the models and artists.
While in lockdown, many of us went to social media to maintain those in-person connections we were unable to have. We collectively learned how to maneuver new technology, and embraced screen time more than ever. Everyone, everywhere, all at once was connected.
For the past ten+ years Maria Neil Art Project has utilized - quite effectively, if we say so ourselves - popular social media sites to advertise and highlight many Cleveland-area artists and shows. Time and again our reach has grown in organic ways and brought new local art into many area homes and businesses.
But what happens when the main social media platform you've used to advertise your gallery openings turns against you? Over the past two weeks our advertising and posts have been shut down, without any logical reason. See what has gotten the AI bots all hot and bothered for 'violating community standards'.
Order MASK 2020 here.
While in lockdown, many of us went to social media to maintain those in-person connections we were unable to have. We collectively learned how to maneuver new technology, and embraced screen time more than ever. Everyone, everywhere, all at once was connected.
For the past ten+ years Maria Neil Art Project has utilized - quite effectively, if we say so ourselves - popular social media sites to advertise and highlight many Cleveland-area artists and shows. Time and again our reach has grown in organic ways and brought new local art into many area homes and businesses.
But what happens when the main social media platform you've used to advertise your gallery openings turns against you? Over the past two weeks our advertising and posts have been shut down, without any logical reason. See what has gotten the AI bots all hot and bothered for 'violating community standards'.
Order MASK 2020 here.
 Photographed by @mrs.sidebottom on Instagram
About the Artist:
BryonMiller Miller is a professional photographer specializing in Portrait, Commercial, and Fine Art Photography. Always passionate about their craft, they believe that the process is just as important as the final result. With creativity being a 24-hour process, they are constantly looking for the newest inspiration. No stranger to Maria Neil, you can view Bryon's older works here. |
 Photographed by Bryon Miller
About the Artist:
AdamSheetz Owner/Creative Director of No. 9 Creative, Sheetz keeps busy in southern Florida generating art for the masses. When not creating visual art, Sheetz can be heard singing and playing guitar for his band the GutterTones. |
BryonMiller [NAME : PENDING]
July 7th - August 20th, 2017
July 7th - August 20th, 2017
Bryon Miller - [NAME : PENDING]
July 7th - August 20th, 2017
It started with a feeling.
"I put these images together to create a feeling rather than a forced idea," Bryon explains as we are looking over images for his first solo show in over a decade. [NAME : PENDING] is a new body of work focused on the notion that we've inherently lost something. Could it be a detachment from our identity or just a simple feeling of loss? Maybe we’re constantly trapped in a repetitive way of living after decades of clicking television remotes and staring into glowing boxes.
“It’s about the feeling of losing one's sense of self and tuning out our surroundings,” Bryon adds. “Eyes staring past the horizon looking for something to fill the void.”
July 7th - August 20th, 2017
It started with a feeling.
"I put these images together to create a feeling rather than a forced idea," Bryon explains as we are looking over images for his first solo show in over a decade. [NAME : PENDING] is a new body of work focused on the notion that we've inherently lost something. Could it be a detachment from our identity or just a simple feeling of loss? Maybe we’re constantly trapped in a repetitive way of living after decades of clicking television remotes and staring into glowing boxes.
“It’s about the feeling of losing one's sense of self and tuning out our surroundings,” Bryon adds. “Eyes staring past the horizon looking for something to fill the void.”
About the Artist:
Bryon Miller is an internationally published Editorial, Portrait, and Commercial Photographer residing in Cleveland, Ohio.
You can learn more about Bryon on his website.
Bryon Miller is an internationally published Editorial, Portrait, and Commercial Photographer residing in Cleveland, Ohio.
You can learn more about Bryon on his website.
