Surface Deep

$2,000.00

Surface Deep is an original acrylic painting on vintage upholstery fabric, depicting flowers arranged against a patterned, textured background.

This painting is a playful nod to the still life tradition. Featuring flowers bought from the supermarket, it inverts classical associations to wealth. Where flowers and decorative objects (including textiles) once signified refinement, affluence, and exotic rarity, they are now commonplace.

Leopard print, although subtle in this painting’s background, straddles the line between luxury and kitsch. Intensified in colour and texture, this painting furthers an interest in the tension between authenticity and artifice, especially with how we curate our homes, our clothing, and the surfaces that surround us.

Acrylic on vintage upholstery fabric
76.5 × 61.5 cm

Stretched over timber frame
Depth: 4 cm
Ready to hang

This work was a finalist in the Moreton Bay Art Prize, 2025. Photos 2-5 courtesy of City of Moreton Bay, photographed by Embellysh Photography.

Surface Deep is an original acrylic painting on vintage upholstery fabric, depicting flowers arranged against a patterned, textured background.

This painting is a playful nod to the still life tradition. Featuring flowers bought from the supermarket, it inverts classical associations to wealth. Where flowers and decorative objects (including textiles) once signified refinement, affluence, and exotic rarity, they are now commonplace.

Leopard print, although subtle in this painting’s background, straddles the line between luxury and kitsch. Intensified in colour and texture, this painting furthers an interest in the tension between authenticity and artifice, especially with how we curate our homes, our clothing, and the surfaces that surround us.

Acrylic on vintage upholstery fabric
76.5 × 61.5 cm

Stretched over timber frame
Depth: 4 cm
Ready to hang

This work was a finalist in the Moreton Bay Art Prize, 2025. Photos 2-5 courtesy of City of Moreton Bay, photographed by Embellysh Photography.

Additional Info

Shipping: Price includes shipping within Australia. Artworks are packed with care and typically arrive within 1–3 weeks. If timing is important, or for international shipping enquiries, please contact me prior to purchase.

Framing: This work is sold unframed. It is stretched over a timber frame and ready to hang, with painted edges that allow it to be displayed without framing. If preferred, a simple timber float frame could be added independently.

Collector’s note: Each work is created with careful attention to material, process, and longevity. Fabrics and wallpapers are often vintage but unused (including Surface Deep), sourced from long-held collections such as closed shops and family holdings. Materials are chosen for their texture and capacity to hold paint, as well as for pattern, colour, and their association with a particular time period and the domestic. As with all original artworks, display out of direct sunlight.

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