Description
Steel and Turquoise – a rusted cross on a cold ground
Painting on canvas rivets a rusted vertical column to two horizontal arcs into a shape that recalls a cross — wall art that keeps the memory of a decayed facade without ever depicting one.
Technique and texture
The colour planes are laid in soft blurred transitions, so the surface stays smooth and without relief. The exception is a few white patches around the centre, set down with the blade and standing above the ground. The black lines are drawn dry and scratched in places, so they disappear and reappear along their length.
The motif
The cross is not symmetrical — the vertical is thicker and brown, the horizontal arcs thinner and darker. In the lower half rectangular ochre and turquoise blocks appear and behave like windows. The ground is divided into pale turquoise, cream and ochre planes that meet without hard borders, and thin charcoal lines are drawn right across the surface.
Setting and placement
Rust and turquoise are opposite tones and balance each other here, which is why this one lives easily with metal, concrete and dark timber. In an industrially furnished room it looks at home rather than imported.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, blurred relief-free planes, blade-set white patches, dry scratched charcoal lines
- Palette: rust brown, turquoise, cream, ochre, black
- Ideal for: living rooms, industrial interiors, studies
- Character: weathered, balanced, structural
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Steel and Turquoise: size and delivery
A rusted cross on a turquoise and cream ground sits well with metal, concrete and dark timber, so Steel and Turquoise also suits an industrially furnished room. It is painted in 14 portrait sizes, from 40 x 60 to 180 x 255 cm. A narrow wall takes 50 x 70 cm, a 105 cm console 70 x 100 cm, the wall beside a sideboard or a metal shelf 90 x 125 cm, and a stairwell 120 x 170 or 140 x 200 cm, roughly two thirds of the width available. Choose YES under Stretcher and the rust and turquoise canvas arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang, and a frame for Steel and Turquoise is optional, since the Frame menu starts at Without frame. Steel and Turquoise is delivered in 15–45 days.
The soft blurred transitions, the white blade-set patches and the dry, scratched charcoal lines are hand-painted on canvas, which is why this Steel and Turquoise painting is not a print.
Who is the Steel and Turquoise painting for?
Steel and Turquoise is for an industrial or modern room: a loft, an office, a study, a bar or a living room with concrete, metal and dark timber. The rusted cross on a turquoise, cream and ochre ground recalls an old facade, so the painting gives the wall a story without showing a scene. Rust and turquoise balance each other, so it feels neither cold nor too warm. The upright format places Steel and Turquoise beside a bookcase, a metal shelf or on the wall by a staircase.
How is the Steel and Turquoise painting made?
Steel and Turquoise is hand-painted by our painters. They lay the turquoise, cream and ochre planes first with soft, blurred transitions, then the brown vertical column and the darker horizontal arcs of the cross. Around the centre they add a few white patches with a blade, standing above the ground, and last they drag charcoal lines with a dry brush, which fade in places. Because it is all done by hand, every Steel and Turquoise painting comes out a little different. When it is finished, we send you a photograph of it to approve, and only then does it go out.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Steel and Turquoise the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Our workshop in Slovenia stretches and frames it. Stretched, it arrives ready to hang; rolled helps with the tall sizes or when a framer near you will frame it. A thin black or dark metal frame suits the industrial character of the painting.
How should I hang and care for it?
Keep the centre of Steel and Turquoise at eye level, about 150 cm from the floor; by a staircase, measure from the middle of the steps. Beside a bookcase or shelf, line the top edge of the painting up roughly with the top of the furniture so the wall looks orderly. Wipe the canvas with a dry soft cloth and clean the white patches with a brush, without water or cleaners.
Is Steel and Turquoise a good gift?
For a new loft, office or bar, Steel and Turquoise is a gift with character; 50 x 70 and 60 x 90 cm fit a narrow wall or the space beside a shelf. If the room for Steel and Turquoise is still open, give a gift voucher.
Questions before buying Steel and Turquoise
Which size of Steel and Turquoise suits a sideboard?
Beside a sideboard about 150 cm long choose 90 x 125 or 100 x 140 cm, so the rusted cross does not overpower the furniture.
Does Steel and Turquoise come ready to hang?
Yes – choose YES under Stretcher and the canvas with the rusted cross is stretched on a wooden stretcher.
How long does Steel and Turquoise take to arrive?
Steel and Turquoise is delivered in 15–45 days in every size from 40 x 60 to 180 x 255 cm.
Can I have Steel and Turquoise in a size outside the list?
If none of the 14 sizes suits your wall, ask us about a painting made to order with the rusted cross in your measurements.
How high should Steel and Turquoise hang?
Aim for the centre of Steel and Turquoise at about 150 cm from the floor; by a staircase, measured from the middle of the steps.
Is Steel and Turquoise a print?
No. The planes, the rusted cross, the white patches and the charcoal lines are painted by hand by our painters.
Which frame suits Steel and Turquoise?
A thin black or dark metal frame that brings out the industrial character; it also works without one.
Can I order Steel and Turquoise rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether Steel and Turquoise comes rolled, stretched or framed.
