Melissa Clements

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“It’s the age-old story of a moth to a flame, I’m fascinated by the moth as a Promethean symbol in nature, drawn toward the very thing that could destroy it.”

Perth artist Melissa Clements has earned national recognition for her darkly luminous, Caravaggesque oil paintings that fuse Renaissance technique with raw psychological intensity. A finalist for the Archibald,Lester, Portia Geach and Darling Prizes, Melissa stands at the forefront of a new generation of Australian artists reviving classical realism with unapologetic ambition.

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