Is this an apple-shaped piece of metal or an apple that's been painted with gold paint? The composition is very strong and cleverly executed. One thing that I think would make this jump out even more is that, if it is indeed an apple painted with gold paint, had you left the bottom right chunk of the apple unpainted, it would've looked like the transformation to gold was progressing through the piece of fruit. Just a thought. But this works very well as is.