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Turquoise Totem, Mirrored Abstract

A horizontal abstract pattern is mirrored top to bottom and left to right. Bright turquoise rounded and curving shapes sit over swirled brown, navy and cream areas, with thin light outlines tracing the curves. A symmetrical, face-like or totem-like motif runs down the centre.

Someone wants this piece for the way it holds still and moves at once. Four-way mirroring sets a strict, balanced pattern, while the glowing turquoise shapes sweep outward over swirled brown, navy and cream. The shapes read as bone, leaf, face or totem, depending on who is looking. The colour pairing of luminous turquoise against earthy brown and deep navy is not the usual abstract palette. It suits a room that already has warm woods or neutral upholstery and needs one cool, bright note. The mirrored centre gives the eye an immediate place to land. The painterly swirls and fine light outlines then reward a longer look.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski