Untitled
1983
acrylic
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1983
acrylic
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1983 acrylic by Melissa Miller, depicting Tiger, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a big white moon floating over a dark, jagged landscape. A few bright orange shapes—maybe animals—stand out against the deep blues and blacks. Miller painted this in 1983, when she was living in Texas. The moon isn’t just light; it feels like a quiet presence, almost alive. The animals don’t look realistic, but they feel like they belong there, as if they’ve always been part of the scene. If you like this, look up *impasto*—the thick, textured way Miller layers her paint.
Melissa Miller (born 1951) is an American painter who is best known for what Art in America called "raucous allegorical paintings" of animals that balance storytelling, psychological insight and behavioral observation…
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