Contemporary Abstract & Mixed Media · vertical

Folded Wings, Orange and Indigo Spirals

A vertical, mirror-symmetrical pattern of rounded orange and dark indigo shapes, each containing a dark red spiral. The shapes are outlined and stacked in rows, with a small pink and violet area at the center. The orange parts look mottled and glowing, and the indigo parts look flat and finely grained.

Someone wants this piece for its colour and its pattern. Glowing orange and deep indigo are set side by side, and a dark red spiral repeats inside every shape. The four-way mirroring makes the shapes read like folded wings or a kaleidoscope. Most orange-and-purple abstracts are loose washes or random geometry. This one is ordered, outlined and rhythmic, and the warm mottled areas play against the flat, finely grained dark ones. It is bold enough to be the one strong colour in a room, and it holds up to a longer look because of the spirals.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski