Hyperrealism · Everyday · Colored Pencil
Colored pencil on toned paper · approx. 21 × 29 cm · 17 Oct 2024
See it on a wall
An empty, slightly crumpled Twix wrapper drawn near 1:1 — foil highlights, twisted ends and tiny creases rendered with photographic precision on grey toned paper. Dated and signed.
Why this work
Discarded packaging rendered with complete reverence is a contemporary form of memento mori — the most disposable object in a household given the kind of slow, patient looking once reserved for saints and kings.