Sigh Stain 2018

Soey Milk made this dreamy painting called 'Sigh Stain,' and looking at it, I can almost feel the artist at work, coaxing the image into being, maybe through many layers. The whole thing is awash in a golden, hazy light, but then there’s this face, so serene, floating amidst delicate flowers. It feels like a whisper of memory or a half-formed thought. The paint looks thinned out, like watercolor almost, which gives it this ethereal quality. I can imagine Soey Milk stepping back, squinting, and then adding a little daub of color here and there. The title itself, 'Sigh Stain,' suggests something fleeting, a trace of emotion left behind. It reminds me of some of Odilon Redon’s symbolist paintings. Like how different artists, across time, are all tuning into similar frequencies. It’s an ongoing conversation, this painting thing, isn’t it?