Giclee on Somerset Velvet 330 gsm Paper, Edition of 25, 60x60cm
Emerging from a deep emerald void, the white tiger appears both powerful and ephemeral — a creature caught between presence and disappearance. Louise McNaught’s signature upward drips carve away at the tiger’s form, suggesting erosion, memory, and the thinning veil between the natural world and its vanishing icons. The tiger’s luminous green eyes anchor the viewer with an almost divine intensity, holding equal measures of warning and wonder.
As the stripes dissolve into the background, the painting becomes a meditation on fragility: the slow fade of endangered species, the slipping grasp humanity has on the wild, and the sacred weight each creature carries within ecological balance. Though the animal seems to be dissolving, its spirit remains undeniable — confronting the viewer with a quiet, resolute power.