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Ember Spirals, Red Abstract with White Linework

A square abstract artwork filled with three large white-outlined spirals that curl inward to tiny concentric centers. The spirals and the sweeping bands around them are packed with fine hatching and rows of small pebble-shaped cells. Deep brick red dominates, with patches of mustard yellow, teal, navy and lavender showing through like colored glass. A border of white-outlined oval cells frames the whole piece.

A collector wants this piece for the contrast between crisp white spiral linework and a deep, glowing red field. Three spirals pull the eye inward, and patches of mustard, teal and navy show through like lit coloured glass. It is pattern art with real density. Most red abstracts are soft washes or bold blocks. This one has a lacy, hand-drawn-looking structure that rewards standing close.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski