Contemporary Abstract & Mixed Media · square

Ribbons and Pebbles, Black and White Swirl Drawing

A square black-and-white drawing made of curving striped ribbons, rounded cell shapes and bulbous lobes that fill the whole space. Thick black outlines separate each shape, and the pattern flows in swirls from the upper left across to the right. A faint signature appears at the bottom edge.

Someone wants this piece because it is strictly black and white, with no grey anywhere, yet it is full of movement. Bold zebra-like striped ribbons swirl through a dense field of rounded pebble cells and bulbous lobes. It is graphic enough to hold a wall from across the room, and detailed enough that the eye keeps finding new cells up close. Most black-and-white abstracts are sparse or geometric. This one is packed edge to edge and organic.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski