SEAM evokes the hidden riches embedded deep within the earth. Gold and silver streak across the blackened canvas like precious seams revealed in darkness, their metallic leaf catching the light and shimmering with the suggestion of buried treasure. The textured black ground has a weight and solidity that feels almost geological—an anchoring force strong enough to hold the luminous material it contains.

The work balances restraint and radiance: the dark surface absorbs light while the metallic seams fracture it, creating a dynamic interplay between depth and brilliance. SEAM becomes a meditation on value, concealment and discovery—an abstract excavation where the earth’s imagined riches break through the surface.

Synthetic polymer and metallic leaf on canvas