the artistic phases

B/N/R ORO (1990) - Beatriz Millar

B/N/R ORO (1990)

First cycle (1990): black brush on white with accents of red and gold. An instinctive, fluid gesture where line searches for form and rhythm. The memory of paternal pastry decoration re-emerges in raised, piping-like surfaces.

BODY AND CLOUD (1991–1992) - Beatriz Millar

BODY AND CLOUD (1991–1992)

A study of body and color suspended between light and shadow. Female figures in transformation engage tension and dynamism. Warm, cool tones alternate in a dialogue of contrast and harmony.

LA LINEA BIANCA (1991–1997) - Beatriz Millar

LA LINEA BIANCA (1991–1997)

Flat bodies and everyday objects share equal weight with empty space. Pure colors and sharp contours build essential balance. Without faces or detail, line becomes structure and breath.

MA’ASEH MERKABAH (1991–1997) - Beatriz Millar

MA’ASEH MERKABAH (1991–1997)

A journey between mind and corporeality guided by movement. Steering wheel and dashboard become spiritual symbols. Poetic texts on the reverse open toward Qabbalistic thought and expanded iconography.

Furniture (1993–2005) - Beatriz Millar

Furniture (1993–2005)

Mirrors and consoles emerge from a drawing. Recognizable geometries and lacquered surfaces define character and identity. In White and Black is Red, shared forms connect chairs and table in a concept of uncompromising vitality.

TV SOUL (1994–1997) - Beatriz Millar

TV SOUL (1994–1997)

Obsolete television sets are emptied of their cathode core and reconfigured as hollow bodies. The screen becomes painterly surface: from device that commands vision to object that demands conscious looking.

TEATRINI (1994–2001) - Beatriz Millar

TEATRINI (1994–2001)

Small staged compositions where colored forms interlock, defined by white outlines. Mainly painted wood, playful yet precise; some works extend into outdoor versions.

ROCK’N’ROLL – Formelle (1998) - Beatriz Millar

ROCK’N’ROLL – Formelle (1998)

Eleven diamond-shaped relief panels transform a balustrade into narrative. Black-and-white recall vinyl covers and film stills. Stylized figures celebrate 1950s American rock’n’roll energy.

BEATRIZIFAL’s TAROT (2000) - Beatriz Millar

BEATRIZIFAL’s TAROT (2000)

Twenty-two carved wooden icons inspired by the Major Arcana. Accompanied by poetic verses, the project extends into performance, where card reading becomes a ritual encounter.

Portraits of MILL(i)ARdesimi (2000) - Beatriz Millar

Portraits of MILL(i)ARdesimi (2000)

Famous and anonymous faces coexist without hierarchy. A nine-part self-portrait affirms identity as multiplicity. The name MILLAR pulses within the collective.

FLAGS (2001–2006) - Beatriz Millar

FLAGS (2001–2006)

Undulating flags constructed as puzzles explore shifting identities. Historical events and symbolic language intertwine with migration and belonging.

COLOURED LIPS (2003) - Beatriz Millar

COLOURED LIPS (2003)

Large colored mouths become thresholds between interior and world. Short English rhymes observe daily life with irony. Color and word transform the smile into thought.

MORNINGDIARY (2004) - Beatriz Millar

MORNINGDIARY (2004)

Daily dawn photographs over Lake Garda become luminous postcards of renewal. A recurring mouth appears as a kiss offered to the new day.

MAKE UP THE TREE (2005) - Beatriz Millar

MAKE UP THE TREE (2005)

The tree becomes a metaphor of life’s seasons. Bloom and loss coexist. The title ironizes the desire to “restore” what naturally changes.

ONE, ONE JOHN (2005) - Beatriz Millar

ONE, ONE JOHN (2005)

Crossword logic meets the Gospel of John (1:1). A geometric symbol forms the nucleus; intersecting words radiate outward, constructing semantic architecture.

THERMOGRAPHIC KISSES (2006–2015) - Beatriz Millar

THERMOGRAPHIC KISSES (2006–2015)

Iconic cinematic kisses suspended before or after contact. Digital interventions create emotional thermographies—energy of desire rather than bodily heat.

TATTOO TREE (2007–2011) - Beatriz Millar

TATTOO TREE (2007–2011)

Hybrid trees printed and engraved on plexiglass intertwine species, memory and desire. Nature is not represented but reinvented.

Musical Projects (2007–2022) - Beatriz Millar

Musical Projects (2007–2022)

Three projects—CD and vinyl—interweave writing and performance, from early lyrical texts to cabaret homage and big band compositions.

PERFORMANCES (2007–2023) - Beatriz Millar

PERFORMANCES (2007–2023)

The body becomes artwork. Alter egos, ritual and technology define a trajectory of continuous transformation.

CRYSTAL VIEW (2008) - Beatriz Millar

CRYSTAL VIEW (2008)

Engraved irises evoke crystalline depth. Red, blue and green define three modes of vision. The eye becomes a symbolic lens.

HAMARTANEIN (2008) - Beatriz Millar

HAMARTANEIN (2008)

“Being displaced from the center” as the human condition. Magnetic discs form shifting circular worlds. A participatory performance leaves visible scars—a metaphor of continual realignment.

DEDICATIONS (2010) - Beatriz Millar

DEDICATIONS (2010)

One year of bread sculptures created and gifted. Recipients must consume them. Art becomes at once nourishment and relational gesture.

SALVE REGINA SOUVENIR (2011) - Beatriz Millar

SALVE REGINA SOUVENIR (2011)

Bread sculptures preserved in vitrines as contemporary reliquaries. Mythology, paternal memory and devotion converge in symbolic preservation.

LES MAÎTRESSES (2011) - Beatriz Millar

LES MAÎTRESSES (2011)

Tribute to women who forged paths—Billie Holiday, Camille Claudel and others. Black ink drawings generate hybrid identities between self and other.

DERVISH MONUMENTS (2011) - Beatriz Millar

DERVISH MONUMENTS (2011)

Iconic monuments detach from their foundations and begin to dance. Architecture transcends immobility, becoming fluid and visionary.

Lux Mater (2011) - Beatriz Millar

Lux Mater (2011)

A journey into the origin of matter. Through close-up images, the act of kneading becomes a ritual: flour, milk and eggs flow like landscapes in formation. The rising dough recalls a breathing womb, while from the artist’s hands emerge the bread women, symbols of creation and nourishment.

EENA’s Formula (2013) - Beatriz Millar

EENA’s Formula (2013)

Seven days, seven virtues, seven bread-women. Gift and responsibility converge in a symbolic call for care of the Earth.

The Performance of the Gift (2014–2015) - Beatriz Millar

The Performance of the Gift (2014–2015)

Works are offered to members of the artist’s daily community. Selection becomes ritual and shared image—exchange over possession.

Graces in Selfie (2015) - Beatriz Millar

Graces in Selfie (2015)

A performative video where breath becomes the force of animation. The artist inflates plastic bodies, activating them through respiration. Three figures appear as contemporary Three Graces, suspended between irony and classical reference. The work reflects on artifice, desire and the fleeting nature of the constructed body.

TANGRAM ROOM (2024) - Beatriz Millar

TANGRAM ROOM (2024)

Marble resin surfaces form geometric compositions inspired by the Tangram. A free reinterpretation for the Byblos Art Hotel.

Art Objects for Everyday Life - Beatriz Millar

Art Objects for Everyday Life

Tarot sets, design pieces, accessories and the Tattoo Car translate symbolic imagery into lived presence.