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Nova Bloom, Magenta Starburst on Black

A bright magenta pink starburst of long, pointed petal shapes radiates symmetrically from a glowing white center. The shapes have a mottled, marbled texture and sit against a solid black background. The overall form resembles a stylized flower or kaleidoscope pattern.

A collector wants this piece for the contrast. A glowing white center throws saturated magenta blades outward across a flat black field, and the black leaves the burst with a lot of room around it. Inside each petal the surface looks mottled and marbled, almost like faceted glass, so it holds attention up close as well as from across the room. It reads as a flower, a star and a kaleidoscope at once, and the viewer can decide which. It is a bold, graphic piece that makes a wall dramatic without needing a landscape or a figure to do it.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski