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The use of gold and other shiny metals in art can be dated back to the Ancient Egypt, and despite becoming more common nowadays the metals are still known to be something rare and special often associated with economic power and luxury.

In this online exclusive show Gazelli Art House has gathered a selection of works by artists who have used the reflective and shining properties of metals in favour of their works, be it to criticise the things associated with them or to pay homage to the heritage of their use in art. The variation of glimmer and the texture radiates light like the sun, …