Description
White Figures – bright masses in a dark core
Painting on canvas compresses white masses into a dark vertical core running down the middle of a grey field spilled with runs: wall art whose title promises figures the canvas never delivers.
Technique and texture
The ground is thinned and led downward, so genuine streams have formed and travel to the lower edge. The white masses are the thickest places on the canvas and are chipped in parts, which reveals a black layer beneath them. Between the masses the colour is dispersed into small droplets that give the surface its grain.
The motif
The masses are arranged in a loose vertical file and not one of them is given an outline or a detail. Despite the title there is no figure depicted anywhere — the shapes stay pure masses of colour. The dark core holds them together and gives them a shared axis, while the grey lightens around it and passes to almost white at the edges.
Setting and placement
A black-and-white base is neutral, so this one enters an already furnished room without argument. The masses run down a single axis, and a tall thin wall lets that axis do its work uninterrupted.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, thinned ground with real runs, thickest chipped white masses, dispersed droplet grain
- Palette: white, grey, black, near-white
- Ideal for: hallways, studies, bedrooms
- Character: neutral, vertical, spilled
Choose the size that suits your wall.
For tall, narrow walls
The white masses of White Figures line up along one vertical axis, so the painting wants a tall, narrow wall. It is painted in 14 portrait sizes, from 40 x 60 to 180 x 275 cm. For a hallway wall choose 50 x 75 or 60 x 90 cm, above a 105 cm console 70 x 105 cm, beside a wardrobe or a bed 80 x 120 cm, and on a stairwell wall 120 x 180 or 140 x 210 cm – each time about two thirds of the width you have. Pick YES under Stretcher and the black, white and grey canvas with its runs arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame for White Figures is chosen separately, as the Frame menu starts at Without frame. White Figures is delivered in 15–45 days.
The thinned grey runs, the thick white masses and the chipped spots with black showing through are hand-painted on canvas, so White Figures is not a print.
Who is the White Figures painting for?
White Figures is for anyone who wants abstraction on the wall in black, white and grey, with no colour competing with the furniture. The white masses line up along a dark vertical axis in the middle of a grey field full of runs, so the painting leads the eye from top to bottom. It works on a tall, narrow wall in a hallway, beside a wardrobe or a bed, or in a study. Because the tones are neutral, White Figures goes with any furnishing, from concrete and black metal to white wood.
How is the White Figures painting made?
White Figures is hand-painted by our painters. They thin the grey ground and let it flow downward, so real runs travel to the bottom edge of the canvas. The white masses then go on thickly, so that in places they chip and show the black layer beneath, and between the masses the paint is sprayed into fine droplets. Because the runs and chips happen by chance, every White Figures painting comes out a little different. We photograph the finished White Figures and send you the photograph; it ships only after your yes.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship White Figures the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Our workshop in Slovenia stretches White Figures and fits the frame if you choose one. Stretched, it arrives ready to hang; rolled makes sense for the tall sizes or when a framer near you will frame White Figures. A thin black or white frame brings out the black-and-white axis.
How should I hang and care for it?
For White Figures, keep the centre at eye level, about 150 cm from the floor; beside a staircase, measure the height from the middle of the steps. Because the axis runs vertically, leave a little empty wall to the left and right. A soft dry brush gets dust out of the fine droplets; never use water.
Is White Figures a good gift?
For someone who likes black-and-white, minimalist rooms, White Figures is a gift that suits almost any wall; 50 x 75 and 60 x 90 cm fit a hallway. If you do not know how tall their wall is, give a gift voucher instead.
About White Figures
Which size of White Figures suits a hallway?
For a hallway wall about 90 cm wide choose White Figures in 60 x 90 cm, and for a narrower one 50 x 75 cm.
Is White Figures a print?
No. The grey runs came from thinned paint, and the white masses are thick enough to chip in places and reveal a black layer, which no print can do.
Does White Figures arrive ready to hang?
Yes – select YES under Stretcher and the canvas with the white masses is stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Can I order White Figures in a different size?
If White Figures works for you in none of its 14 sizes from 40 x 60 to 180 x 275 cm, see our paintings made to order and send us your measurements.
How high should White Figures hang?
Keep the centre of White Figures about 150 cm from the floor; in a narrow hallway, leave a little empty wall beside it.
Which frame suits White Figures?
A thin black or white frame that brings out the axis; it can also hang unframed, as a stretched canvas.
How do I clean White Figures?
With a soft dry brush, so the dust comes out of the droplets and chips; water is not suitable.
Can I order White Figures rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether White Figures comes rolled, stretched or framed.
