From a limited edition of 200, Gilded Lily - Gold Leaf is an artwork by street-artist Donk. It is screen-printed with hand-laid Gold Leaf on 310gsm cream paper and is signed, numbered, and embossed by the artist.
I needed another outlet creatively and having a kid just opened up so many things for me. Once I had my little boy I started to create imagery that was about being a little boy. Growing up and just playing around with ideas.
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Gilded Lily - Gold Leaf is an arresting artwork by the street artist Donk. Inspired by the phrase ‘to guild the lily', this artwork explores the human tendency to over-embellish our experiences. The use of gold creates a striking contrast between the dark background and the lily at its centre and draws our attention to the beauty of the flower. We love how Donk has included drips of paint in this artwork, evoking the spontaneous nature of street art.
The powerful appearance of this artwork and its luxurious gold leaf make it the perfect statement piece that is sure to impress your friends.
Artwork Details
Nine colour uv treated ink over hand gilded platinum leaf, printed on heritage museum board
Size: Signed, numbered and embossed by the artist
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Donk says that he has always liked the expression 'To Gild the Lily', which comes from the derivation of Shakespeare's verse, and expresses the very human
impulse to over embellish or improve something unnecessarily. "To gild refined Gold, to paint the Lily, to throw perfume on the Violet, to smooth Ice, or add another hue to the Rainbow."
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Donk is a prolific anonymous street artist based in London, UK, who pastes images onto the streets of London and beyond. Donk's art draws inspiration from storybooks, often alluding to the process of growing up.
Donk is a prolific anonymous street artist based in London, UK, who pastes images onto the streets of London and beyond. Donk's art draws inspiration from storybooks, often alluding to the process of growing up.
We love the way Donk's images are inhabited by their family and friends with powerful themes such as vulnerability, human strength, and the passage of time, appealing to our collective senses and shared human experience. Donk remixes elements of urban culture and history to create accessible artworks in which he hopes to communicate “something sincere but ultimately entertaining.” A further source of inspiration is his experience into fatherhood, with his son as a familiar subject in his artwork. We’ve been working with Donk since 2015.
We love the way Donk's artworks appeal to our collective senses and shared human experience. His street art explores themes such as vulnerability, human strength, and the passage of time, appealing to our collective senses and shared human experience. Whether it be a hand, a holy figure or an eye, Donk's subject matter is intriguing, a direct contract to the bold and sharp lines of the graffiti he lays over his compositions.
