Personage en ciel 

Conroy Maddox painted "Personage en ciel" using surrealist techniques to suggest subconscious realities. The composition is divided into two distinct zones, each housing a biomorphic figure set against a background of contrasting colors. This evokes a sense of dreamlike separation. The upper figure, rendered in softer pastel tones, is fragmented, almost embryonic. Its dismembered body suggests a state of flux and metamorphosis. This contrasts sharply with the lower figure. It is more rigidly structured, with antenna-like appendages and geometric eyes. Maddox plays with the juxtaposition of form and color, creating a visual tension that destabilizes fixed meanings and values. The semiotic interplay invites us to decode these forms and consider how they engage with new ways of thinking about perception and representation. The stark arrangement of forms allows us to consider how Maddox's arrangement creates a dialogue about what constitutes the self.