20 × 20 inMixed Media on Canvas

A playful meditation on desire, value, and modern indulgence, Peel Me Softly transforms a familiar fruit into a contemporary icon. Draped in liquid gold against a dreamlike landscape of pastel hues, the banana becomes both subject and metaphor, embodying the tension between abundance and impermanence.

Through its bold simplicity and subtle humor, the work invites viewers to reflect on the objects we elevate, the pleasures we pursue, and the narratives we attach to value itself. Simultaneously luxurious and lighthearted, Peel Me Softly captures the seductive beauty of wanting more while gently questioning the nature of desire in a culture of excess.