Blow

2025, 5 x 5 ft, Sculptural Installation, Acrylic paint, glitter

Built through a meticulous process of layering and pouring, the piece occupies the volatile space between fluid and solid.

The surface, a high-saturation palette of magenta and pink, glimmers with a deceptive, tactile richness, highlighting the tension between the fragility of the medium and the flamboyance of its presentation.

By recontextualizing decorative materials as heavy, structural forms.

Kira Somerset

Karmic

2016, 5 × 21 ft, Sculptural Installation, acrylic paint, glitter, sequins

This expansive work is composed entirely of hand-manipulated acrylic paint, embellished with glitter and sequins. Built through a process of layering, peeling, and reconfiguring dried paint, the piece occupies a space between painting and sculpture. The surface glimmers with reflected light, drawing attention to its tactile richness and the tension between fragility and flamboyance.

The materials, traditionally decorative—are recontextualized here as structural elements. The work invites close inspection, revealing fine details that evoke both celebration and decay. It resists categorization, asserting itself as both image and object, surface and form.

Glitter functions in the work as both a material and a visual language. All glitter used was already in the artist’s possession; incorporating it into the work offers a more responsible alternative to disposal.

The glitter is sealed within the finished pieces, ensuring it remains contained and stable as part of the work. Future works will be produced using biodegradable glitter alternatives.

Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset

80’s Baby

2024, Mixed media on canvas, 150 × 330 cm

Painted on unstretched canvas to accommodate its monumental scale, the piece is a raw and unfiltered exploration of form, colour, and texture.

The mark-making is complex and ever-shifting—no two areas are alike, inviting the viewer to lose themselves in the work’s layered intricacy. An unexpected pastel drawing cuts across the canvas like a lifeline—risky, spontaneous, and ultimately transformative. What began as a private act of catharsis has become the artist’s most cherished piece to date.

Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset

Sublime Womanhood

Installation, sculpted acrylic paint rocks, dollhouse, 110 × 90 × 125 cm

Lonely Hearts Club

2025, Sculpted acrylic paint skins and glitter on canvas, 117 × 178 cm

This monumental work takes its title from The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band—an iconic exploration of persona, costume, and the freedom found in adopting an alter-ego.

Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset
Kira Somerset

Nuance

2026, Sculpted acrylic paint, acrylic paint, glitter, on canvas, 70 × 70cm

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Kira Somerset

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80 × 60cm, Sculpted acrylic, oil pastel, and glitter on canvas

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Spontaneity

2023, 100 × 100cm, acrylic paint on canvas

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