Contemporary Abstract & Mixed Media · horizontal

Ember Hearts, Mirrored Kaleidoscope in Red and Amber

A horizontal, perfectly mirrored design of hearts in red and glowing orange set on a black ground. A white cross-shaped gap runs through the center with a small red-orange dot where the arms meet. A mottled orange-brown border surrounds the pattern.

Most heart art is sweet, pastel or pretty-in-pink. This one is dark, graphic and glowing: red and amber hearts on a deep black ground, mirrored four ways around a stark white cross. The orange hearts are filled with mottled, flame-like swirls that look like glass or liquid, so they seem lit from behind. Someone wants this piece because it carries warmth and symbol with a bold, modern, high-contrast look, and it is not sentimental. It also rewards a second look, because the hearts differ in size and some are solid red, some flame-textured amber and some black negative-space shapes.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski