Urban Layers (2025) Original Acrylic Painting by Nick Molloy

This large-scale painting explores what happens when geometric structure meets organic texture.

A precise grid of black lines — suggesting urban space, perspective, and architectural order — is laid over a thick, palette-knife textured ground built up from layered whites and pale earthy tones. This surface reads like a worn wall or an aged architectural surface: tactile, layered, accumulated.

Within the grid, blocks of cerulean blue, forest green, and warm ochre interrupt the structure. These colour fields break the rigidity of the lines and draw the eye across the canvas. The contrast between the controlled geometry and the expressive textured ground is where the painting lives.

The palette — earthy neutrals with structured colour accents — makes this work well-suited to minimal and Japandi-influenced interiors, as a strong focal point for a contemporary living space or home office.

Acrylic on canvas. 145 × 90cm image on 160 × 105cm canvas, ready to stretch or mount. Signed. Certificate of authenticity included.

Materials used:

Acrylic

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Fabric
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 160 x 105 x 0.1cm / 145 x 90cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative