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Crimson Spirals, Red and Blue Fluid Abstract

A horizontal abstract of swirling ribbons and spirals in saturated red, magenta, blue and purple, with touches of yellow and green. The shapes look glossy and translucent, as if liquid colour were folding over itself, with bright thin highlights along the edges. Pale pinkish-white areas show between the swirls and give the dense colour some breathing room.

Someone wants this piece for its colour: deep crimson spirals pushed against cool cobalt blue, with glossy ribbons that look wet and translucent as they fold over each other. It is bold without being a single blob of colour. Pale lavender-white gaps let the eye rest between swirls, so a very saturated image stays easy to live with. It suits a person with a settled room and a blank wall who wants real colour and motion on it, and who is happy to like it simply because it is beautiful.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski