Statement · 2026

Gilded Form

A sculpted figure emerges from a field of hand-applied gold leaf. The body is built in layered modeling paste, its surface catching light differently across the day — a study of presence, weight and quiet strength.

Year: 2026
Dimensions: 16 × 20 in.
Medium: Mixed media & gold leaf on canvas
Category: Statement
Edition: Original — one of one

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Texture is built, not printed. Every surface here is layered and worked by hand.

Close detail of Gilded Form — heavy modeling paste worked into the torso, with gold leaf breaking around the edge — Surface detail

Close detail of hand-applied gold leaf, creased and catching light across the surface — Gold leaf

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Gilded Form in a room

Gilded Form hung in a bright interior niche above a console — In the space

Gilded Form seen from an angle, showing the depth of the canvas and the relief of the sculpted surface — Edge and depth

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