MiLo - Celestial Drift - XXL

MiLo – “Celestial Drift”

A work by Amsterdam-based artist MiLo (1976).

Celestial Drift is an abstract action painting in which gravity, movement, and chance shape the composition. White paint is released across a deep black ground, forming a dispersed field of drips, splashes, and trails that evoke a sense of suspension and depth.

Two diagonal bands intersect the surface, introducing direction and tension within the otherwise open field. These elements create a subtle balance between structure and spontaneity, allowing the composition to remain dynamic rather than fixed.

Executed using a dripping technique, the painting emphasizes immediacy and physical gesture. Layers of paint accumulate organically, recording both deliberate passes and accidental moments, resulting in a surface that feels expansive yet contained.

The painting can be hung in any orientation; photographs show different possible presentations, each offering a distinct reading of balance and rhythm.

The painting will be rolled up and shipped in a sturdy tube or box, without frame, and includes a signed certificate of authenticity.

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About the artist

MiLo (1976) is an Amsterdam-based artist with a background in photography and art studies. Over the years he has sold more than 800 original works, now residing in private collections, hotels, restaurants, and offices across Europe, the United States, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

His practice spans from early Pollock-inspired action paintings to precise geometric compositions, and to the layered, scratched surfaces he often explores today.

In his current work, MiLo investigates the tension between construction and erosion, layering and scraping the painted surface until traces emerge. These may recall urban structures, geological strata, or remnants of thought — yet the imagery is never fixed. Each canvas evolves through process and chance, allowing multiple interpretations to surface beyond any single theme.

Each work forms part of an ongoing exploration of abstraction, memory, and transformation, making MiLo one of the most prolific and recognizable contemporary artists on Catawiki.