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Heraldic Glow - Mirrored Blue and Green Abstract

A square, perfectly mirrored abstract of glossy swirling shapes in cobalt blue, olive green, mustard yellow and red on a pale white and lavender ground. A soft pink glow sits at the center where the mirrored forms meet, and green washes run along the left and right edges. The forms look like curling, ornate figures, but they are not literal objects.

A collector wants this piece for the way a swirl of liquid colour has been mirrored four ways into ornate, almost heraldic shapes that all point at one soft pink glow. It is bright and glossy, and it holds the eye from across the room. It reads as a pattern from a distance and as a marbled, flowing surface up close. Most symmetrical or kaleidoscopic abstracts are tight geometry or small mandala motifs. This one has big, curling, creature-like forms in cobalt, olive and mustard on a pale ground, so it feels more like a living thing than a diagram.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski