Artist Bio:
Reese Miles is a current student of UCF, a prior student of Valencia College, and a permanent student of history through the eyes of what we leave behind. Whether this be old photographs or abandoned buildings, the things left behind (particularly from the 50s-80s) are what interest her the most and frequently are present in her work. As a Digital Media student at Valencia, her interest in mixed media grew, and now as a student of UCF it has become an asset for a career in Visual Arts Management, which is her major. Similar to her work, her goals are to blend the entertaining world of video production with elements of education, to make learning environments more interesting for students of all ages.
Artist Statement:
Throughout my work my goal is to highlight interesting elements of the past that remain today, such as architecture from the 70s I've sought out, or old photographs in antique stores I visit all too frequently. By combining these real world elements of the past with graphic design, for a brief moment these once abandoned or forgotten things gain a second life as something new, but very much tell the same story they have always told.
