Untitled 2 (Faded Beauty)

A crimson handbag, rendered with emphatic contour and creased planes, hangs like a quiet relic against a scintillating field of gold tesserae—its everyday utility elevated to icon. The dense, mosaic-like backdrop vibrates with granular light, while the thick black drapery and rope handle cut a decisive silhouette, staging a tension between opulence and weight, desire and restraint. In this suspended still life, the object reads as both offering and burden, suggesting how luxury can masquerade as comfort while tightening into a form of attachment.