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Bella McGoldrick Health is Wealth For Sale
Bella McGoldrick
Health is Wealth
Giclée print on Hahnemühle German Etching
21 x 21 in 53 x 53 cm Artist Proof (AP)
About this work
With exquisite realism and wit, Bella McGoldrick transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. In Health is Wealth, a single kale leaf is rendered with such precision that every ridge and vein feels tangible—then humorously elevated with the addition of a gleaming Saint Laurent money clip. The pairing of humble produce and high fashion encapsulates McGoldrick’s signature commentary on consumer culture, value, and aspiration. Known for her hyperreal drawings that reframe everyday objects through a lens of luxury and longing, McGoldrick invites viewers to question what we choose to prize, collect, and consume.
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About Bella McGoldrick
Bella McGoldrick is an artist originally from New Zealand, raised in Melbourne, and now based in Byron Bay, Australia. She studied fashion design at RMIT, where she began sketching alongside her coursework, and later moved to New York City, where she supported herself by drawing custom portraits and everyday objects on commission.
McGoldrick works primarily in colored pencil and graphite, creating large scale, hyperrealistic drawings of ordinary objects: worn sneakers, crumpled receipts, half eaten food, and other items most people overlook. Her process is entirely hand drawn and largely self-taught, built around close observation and patience rather than photographic reference alone. She is particularly drawn to objects that show signs of wear, viewing that wear as evidence of personal use and memory.
Her work sits at the intersection of fine art and design, and she has built a direct relationship with collectors through her own studio and online platform. McGoldrick's drawings ask viewers to slow down and notice detail: the condensation on a glass, the crease in a fabric, the glint of light on a surface, transforming familiar, disposable objects into something worth holding onto.
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