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Ribbons and Watchers - Black and White Abstract

A square black-and-white drawing made of fluid, rounded shapes. Thick curving stripes sweep across the right and center, a group of lobes filled with black dots sits at upper left, and two eye-like rings with concentric bands appear at lower left and lower right. A handwritten signature and date appear at the bottom.

Most black-and-white abstracts are a single gesture or a quiet geometric grid. This one is busy in a controlled way. Bands of stripes bend and fan like folded ribbon, a cluster of dotted blobs bubbles at upper left, and two eye-like concentric rings sit in the lower corners. Someone wants it because it holds the eye for a long time using only black and white. It suits a person who wants graphic punch on a wall without adding any colour to a finished room.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski