Description
Above the Lines – a city silhouette hanging from the sky
Vertical stripes of colour on a silver-white, scratched ground: the columns of paint do not stand on the ground but hang from the upper edge like icicles. From left to right follow a deep red that darkens to wine at its foot, an orange column, a teal stripe, a light azure-blue line, a second orange right of centre – and the right third in anthracite-black columns threaded with white.
Technique & Texture
The ground is silver-white plaster with fine black scratches, across which the colours are pulled in streams of unequal length. This is a hand-painted painting – each stream ends at its own height, as if the paint were still creeping down the canvas.
The Motif
The stripes read as an inverted city silhouette: the warm, lighter left half and the darker right with anthracite meet in a rhythm reminiscent of skyscrapers against an evening sky. Two orange columns and a solitary teal stripe give the composition its melody.
Styling & Placement
Contemporary wall art on canvas for living rooms, offices and hallways; the upright format thrives on narrow walls and in pairs. Against grey and white walls the colour stripes truly sing.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, vertical streams, scratched ground
- Palette: deep red, wine, orange, teal, azure blue, anthracite, silver white
- Ideal for: living rooms, offices, hallways
- Character: contemporary, rhythmic, urban
Beyond the Lines for an upright wall
Beyond the Lines is painted in 16 portrait sizes, from 40 x 50 to 180 x 270 cm. Its vertical columns of colour belong on narrow walls, with 40 x 50 or 50 x 70 cm between a window and a wardrobe, 60 x 80 cm beside a chest of drawers, and 65 x 90 cm above a console of about 100 cm, which is two thirds of its width. If you choose YES under Stretcher, the silver-white canvas arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. No frame is included with Beyond the Lines, but you can add one if you wish in the Frame menu, which starts at Without frame. Delivery takes 15–45 days.
The painting is hand-painted on canvas – each stream of colour stops at its own height, as if the paint were still creeping down, so it is not a print. In the photograph the upright streams of colour hang in an optional light wooden frame above a dark dining table.
Beyond the Lines: answers for buyers
Which size of Beyond the Lines suits a stairwell wall?
On a tall wall beside the stairs, choose 90 x 120 or 100 x 130 cm so the columns from red to anthracite get enough height.
Is a frame included with Beyond the Lines?
No, a frame around the silver-white ground and its colour stripes is added only if you wish, from the Frame menu that starts at Without frame.
Can I order Beyond the Lines in a size not among the 16 listed?
For a different size, ask us about a painting made to order, including sizes outside 40 x 50 to 180 x 270 cm.
