Contemporary Abstract & Mixed Media · vertical

Cobalt Totem, Mirrored Abstract

A vertical abstract with perfect mirror symmetry. Glossy cobalt-blue lobes sit at the top and bottom, framed by emerald-green shapes, with a pale pink and cream diamond at the center. Swirling orange, peach and red scrollwork fills the borders and corners. The smooth, liquid surfaces and bright highlights give it a polished, enamel-like look.

Someone wants this piece for its richness and its order together. Glowing cobalt lobes stack along a calm vertical axis, and emerald wings and warm orange scrollwork fill the rest of the picture. A pale cream diamond at the center is the brightest point. Perfect four-way mirroring makes it read like an ornate jeweled object with a polished, enamel-like gloss. Many abstracts are loose and gestural. This one is composed, dense and decorative, and the colors are saturated and complementary (blue against orange, with green between). That is a good reason to want it on visual grounds alone.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski