Dimensions: unconfirmed: 1765 x 2260 mm
Copyright: © Lisa Milroy | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Lisa Milroy's painting, "Shoes", from the Tate collection. It's just row after row of these dark, shiny shoes. What do you make of the repetition here? Curator: The shoes themselves, endlessly replicated, become potent symbols. What narratives do shoes carry? Journeys taken, social status, gender expectations, even personal identity. Editor: So, it's not just about the shoes, but what they represent culturally? Curator: Precisely! The repetitive nature almost empties the shoes of their individual meaning, transforming them into a collective, almost ritualistic object. They mirror our own cycles and routines. Editor: That really makes me see the painting in a different light. Curator: It highlights how everyday objects become charged with meaning, echoing cultural memory.
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In all her object paintings, Milroy presents things in their most characteristic profile, side on or from above, depending on the objects concerned. They are alienated from any context, set against a neutral, most frequently white ground. This absorbs the shadows and contrasts with the objects' three-dimensionality, allowing an ambiguity in the viewer's relation to the object. They can be seen equally as placed on the floor or hung vertically on a wall. Our perception of them as objects diminishes as our appreciation of their abstract qualities and their serial ordering increases. Gallery label, September 2004
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