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Heartbloom: Black and White Ink Ribbon Abstract

A square black-and-white ink drawing made of thick, curving ribbon shapes and fine radiating lines. A heart- or petal-shaped form sits in the center, with small eye-like swirls at the right and lower middle. A wavy black border frames the whole design, and a signature appears at the bottom right.

Someone with a finished room and one bare wall wants black and white that has something to find in it. Most monochrome abstracts are a few brushstrokes or a plain geometric grid. This one is a dense, flowing ink drawing, with heavy solid ribbons set against fine radiating lines, and it is built around a heart- or petal-shaped form near the centre. It also has two small spirals that read like eyes, which people tend to spot on the second or third look. It has no colour to match, so it fits an already-settled room, and it is detailed enough to hold attention at a distance and up close.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski