Philippe Le Miere 'Alice's absence' mid century modernism In ‘The Conversation’

In ‘The Conversation’

The striking red and blue colour palette allow the figures to gently emerge through the gaps

but as a continuum of light

this work offers both a refined aesthetic statement and a meaningful connection to Australian modernism—distinct

Philippe Le Miere 'Alice's absence' mid century modernism In ‘The Conversation’In Alices Absence, Melbourne based artist Philippe Le Miere vividly re imagines Charles Blackmans iconic Alice in Wonderland universe minus the guest of honour. Rendered with Le Mieres characteristically delicious heightened palette, the work transforms familiar, whimsical tea party iconography into a vibrant, texturally rich presence, suspended between domesticity, memory and myth. With a title that knowingly winks at the psychological space of the