Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“Mare Incognitum” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 27.5 × 27.5 inches. All images © Millo, courtesy of Thinkspace Projects, shared with permission

“Just before the beginning of a new day, there’s a fleeting moment where dreams remain alive,” says Italian muralist and artist Millo (previously) about his new series At the Crack of Dawn. On view through May 22 at Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles, his acrylic paintings center on oversized subjects who embody the transitional state between deep sleep and waking. The artworks are rendered in Millo’s signature black-and-white, cartoon style and trap the slumbering characters in stark architectural settings. Flashes of color delineate their lulled and curious imaginations, showing a model solar system, sloshing sea, or quiet forest path that capture the “unconscious feelings passed through the haze of the shadow till the glimpse of light, shaping what is silent.”

To see more of Millo’s soothing body of work, check out his site and Instagram. (via Supersonic Art)

 

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“Karman Line” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 27.5 × 19.6 inches

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“Dusk” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 27.5 × 19.6 inches

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“Origin” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 70.8 × 51.1 inches

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“Protection” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 39.3 × 47.2 inches

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“Memoria” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 31.5 × 31.5 inches

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“The Sound of the Waves Collide” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 39.3 × 39.3 inches

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“In Reverse II” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 27.5 × 39.3 inches

Vibrant Dream States Trap Oversized Characters Mid-Slumber in Millo’s Paintings

“Disappear” (2021), acrylic on canvas, 23.6 × 31.5 inches

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