Contemporary Abstract & Mixed Media · vertical

Ember Ripple, Radiating Ovals on Black

A vertical abstract design of colorful oval dots arranged symmetrically on a black background. The dots shift from blue and violet to a bright red, orange and yellow burst at the center, and they shrink toward the edges. A swirling blue, turquoise and yellow marbled border frames the whole image.

Someone wants this piece because it reads at once as a glowing, perfectly mirrored burst: a fiery red, yellow and white centre with toothed, petal-like shapes, ringed by shrinking blue and violet ovals on deep black. Most symmetrical abstracts are flat or pastel. This one looks lit from within, and the marbled turquoise and blue border holds it like a frame. It appeals to a buyer who wants strong colour and a clear focal point, and who needs no other reason than that it stops them.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski