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Hearts Along the Whirl: Black and White Striped Abstract

A square black-and-white drawing made of many wavy parallel lines that bend and fold around each other like draped fabric or a spiraling tunnel. White heart shapes are stacked along the left and right sides against black. A wavy white ribbon shape sits at the lower right and the artist's signature is at the bottom right.

Someone wants this piece because it is a black-and-white image that moves. Wavy parallel stripes fold and funnel toward a dark point, so a flat square seems to have depth, and a stack of plain white hearts down each side gives the eye somewhere to rest. Most black-and-white abstracts are geometric or grid-based. This one is rippling and draped, with a tender, unexpected detail at the edges. It suits a buyer who wants strong contrast and pattern without adding any colour to a finished room.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski