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Lush Delish is a feral biosphere of color, texture, and intuitive abundance. These mixed media works flicker at the edge of dream, psychedelic terrains built from beads and buttons, thread and thrift, glitter and glue. Nothing is too much. Everything belongs.
Constructed primarily from upcycled and secondhand materials, each piece begins with a loose frame: size, medium, palette. From there, the work grows on instinct. There are no sketches. No blueprints. Only a kind of felt logic: the tug of texture, the thrill of saturation, the pleasure of adding one more thing.
Color choices are often determined by what the world offers: the crushed bag of thrift store beads, the forgotten fabric scrap, the unexpected gleam at the bottom of a drawer. These constraints become collaborators. What might have been discarded is reimagined as radiant.
The result is a suite of densely detailed, tactile compositions. Some are jubilant, some moody, all humming with layered energy. They do not seek to teach or explain. They are not puzzles or parables. They are indulgent. Ornate. Playful without being precious. They are here to be looked at. To be enjoyed. To delight.
This is maximalism as ecosystem, pleasure as process, decoration as a way of life. These pieces do not whisper. They glitter. They growl. They lean in close and dare you to do the same.
About the artist:
Bianca Roland creates layered, mixed media works that explore color, texture, and abundance through an intuitive process. Her pieces are built primarily from upcycled and secondhand materials, ranging from traditional art supplies such as clay and beads to unexpected objects like perm rods or miniature shoes. This approach is both practical and philosophical: it reflects a commitment to giving discarded materials new life while embracing the creative constraints of working only with what can be found.
Each piece begins with a simple framework of size, medium, and color palette. From there, the work grows organically. Bianca builds in layers, starting with background color and low texture before moving into dense, dimensional detail. Her process is rapid and instinct-driven in the early stages, slowing as the piece approaches completion and the final vision comes into focus.
Central to her practice is a belief in beauty as its own justification. Bianca’s work resists the expectation that art must carry a specific meaning or narrative. Instead, she creates pieces that invite viewers to bring their own interpretations. Many respond to the work’s tactility, expressing the urge to touch or even taste it.
This emphasis on sensation and instinct results in compositions that evoke wonder and play. By layering found materials into rich, maximalist surfaces, Bianca constructs immersive visual environments that speak to both the inner child and the untamed imagination. Her work celebrates decoration, excess, and the power of objects to delight without explanation.