KC1 Kate Clements - Copper Bloom

Title of artwork: Copper Bloom
Medium: Acrylic and metallic on reused wooden board
Size: 50x50cm
Year: 2023

Description: This composition in acrylic and metallic features poppies rendered in a bold interplay of black and gold. One side presents a deep, matte black background, absorbing light and setting a dramatic tone, while luminous gold poppy petals emerge, slightly abstracted but unmistakable. The opposite side mirrors this effect in reverse. Each bloom and seed is outlined in metallic gold, catching the light from every angle to suggest motion and vitality. The piece explores the tension between opposites - light and dark, presence and absence, metallic and matte - holding them in balance.