Golden Temptation
The pull you know better than to want
Some things are beautiful precisely because they cost you something.
Golden Temptation is about wanting the thing you already know may be bad for you. The gold is part of the seduction. It pulls first, then leaves the question behind.
Companion work: Golden Temptation II continues the story after the chase. The first work lives inside the pull of wanting. The second asks what happens when getting what you wanted still doesn't make it enough.
This work, limited to one collector, by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of Unapologetic Faces. The signature is printed on the work, and the work is documented with a certificate of authenticity.
36 × 24 aluminum work. Archival museum-quality aluminum on an MDF back. Scratch and fade resistant, with nothing over the surface. No glass, no acrylic. Ready to hang, French cleat included, floats half an inch off the wall and hangs vertical or horizontal. The signature is printed on the front. Signed certificate of authenticity included.
MEET THE ARTIST
Corey Wesley is a Harlem-based contemporary artist and founder of Milton Wes Art. His work examines identity, recognition, vulnerability, and the cost of being seen.
MEET COREY WESLEYFaces tell a story before we even say a word. This is my creative expression of the human face and the emotions we all experience.
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