Through my drawings I have created a mythical world in which mortality, gender and species type are ambiguous and communication is dependent on body language. My drawings are loosely based on the banality found in our daily lives, with specific interest in those moments when we find ourselves alone and uninhibited. Each drawing doubles as an anthropological snapshot of this new world and as instructions intended for re-enactment. My works are simply drawn in a manner similar to illustrated yoga instructions. The gestures or rituals performed by my drawn characters are the focus of my works.

“Ms. Milad's exuberant andro-fem figures mix archetypes, channeling the likes of Nefertiti, Carolee Schneemann and Courtney Love into one timeless sweetly odd and transgressive "her". They possess a fairy-tale power similar to the late works of the poet Ann Sexton.”-Excerpt from review in Peek Review, by Jack Livingston.

© 2006 Jackie Milad