CLAIRE MILNER British, b. 1966
The Disappeared, 2021
Acrylic on box canvas
100 x 150 cm
signed and dated
In the classical tradition, triangular or pyramidal compositions were used because they created a sense of balance and harmony by arranging the figures into a stable overall geometric structure. Making...
In the classical tradition, triangular or pyramidal compositions were used because they created a sense of balance and harmony by arranging the figures into a stable overall geometric structure. Making reference to this, a sense of jeopardy is also introduced, by placing many elements on the outside of the structure. The creatures and the forest are semi-abstract and disappearing, as is the female figure, referencing a connection between all ecosystems. The Monarch butterflies rising up from the forest fire are an allegory for the migration of the displaced. The camera phone warns of human inflicted damage, this time showing a tiger skeleton as if holding a mirror up to the tiger walking below.