Title: Crown of Softness
Medium: Photography (Digital)
Size: 183 x 122 cm
Artist: Ayo Adewunmi
Year: 2024
Description:
Crown of Softness draws you into the tender world of Euphorbia milii, the Crown of Thorns, captured here in an unexpectedly gentle moment. The frame settles on the heart of the bloom, where tiny clustered stamens rest like seeds of quiet fire, surrounded by petals that glow in soft pink.
The close perspective turns the bracts into velvet shapes, their mottled surfaces revealing delicate gradients of rose and coral. Light moves across them like a calm breath, softening their curves and lifting their color into a warm, intimate glow.
In this composition, the Crown of Thorns sheds its rugged reputation. It becomes a study of resilience disguised as tenderness, a reminder that even the toughest plants carry moments of quiet beauty waiting to be seen.
