Cadmium Red with Gold, 2026

Chelsea Davine   New & remarkable Artists

“Cadmium Red with Gold" is a powerful exploration of colour and geometry. This circular painting centers on a vibrant explosion of red. The composition radiates from a shimmering golden core. Textural layers create a sense of organic depth. Each brushstroke feels intentional and rhythmic. The palette shifts from deep crimson to bright scarlet. This creates a pulsing energy across the canvas. The gold leaf adds a touch of luminosity. It acts as a focal point of light within the saturated field. The round format evokes a celestial body or a blooming flower. It transforms the wall into a window of intensity. The interaction between the metallic gold and the matte pigments creates a sophisticated contrast. This artwork balances raw emotion with precise execution. The circular boundary contains the energy while suggesting an infinite expansion. Light plays across the surface to reveal hidden nuances of shade. The result is a meditative yet bold visual experience. The piece emphasises the purity of pigment and the strength of a singular form.

Born in the vibrant cultural hub of London in 1971, Chelsea Davine now calls the sun-kissed streets of Barcelona her home and artistic sanctuary. Drawing inspiration from the ephemeral beauty of everyday life, Davine's work captures the essence of fleeting moments and overlooked details. The art critic Alex Bahna said that Chelsea wanted to bring out the whole harmonious, elemental process in her work, or as she puts it: “Make something beautiful and delicate out of something as uncompromising as steel, stone, copper or lead." However it is not the purity and permanence of the metal that interests Chelsea, but how it ages. For her, metal is a canvas on which she studies the effect of time, water and oxygen - mixing diluted nitric and hydrochloric acid and using it to corrode the protective oily skin that preserves the surface of steel, then scratching it to encourage rust. From this, layer by layer, she creates three-dimensional abstracts 'paint sculptures' where textures and colours merge and change with alterations in the light.