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.
Is Above the Lines the right modern abstract painting with vertical colour stripes for a narrow wall?
Yes, Above the Lines is a modern abstract painting in an upright format: vertical stripes of deep red, orange, teal, azure and anthracite hang from the top edge like icicles and together read as an upside-down city skyline of towers. The ground is a silver-white, scratched plaster. Above the Lines comes alive on a grey or white wall in a living room, an office or a hallway, and it also hangs well as a pair.
How is Above the Lines painted by hand?
Above the Lines is hand-painted by our painters, stripe by stripe, on a ground they scratch by hand beforehand. From across the room the columns read as one skyline; up close you see the fine black scratches under the paint and the soft, uneven foot of each stream. When Above the Lines is finished, we send you a photograph of it to approve, then ship it.
How does Above the Lines arrive: rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Above the Lines the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Above the Lines is stretched and framed in our workshop in Slovenia. The light wooden frame in the photograph calms the lively stripes, while the stretched canvas without a frame looks more modern; rolled is practical for sizes up to 180 x 270 cm.
How should I hang and care for Above the Lines?
Keep the centre of Above the Lines at eye level, about 150 cm from the floor; above a dining table you can hang Above the Lines a little lower. A grey or white wall lets the stripes sing. Clean the scratched ground of Above the Lines with a soft dry brush, without water.
Is Above the Lines a good gift?
Above the Lines is a modern gift for a new flat, an office or someone who loves city skylines; 40 x 50 and 50 x 70 cm also fit between a window and a wardrobe. If you are not sure which size of Above the Lines is right, give a gift voucher.
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.
How high should Above the Lines hang?
Keep the centre of Above the Lines about 150 cm from the floor, at eye level.
Is Above the Lines a print?
No. The streams of colour and the scratched plaster of Above the Lines are painted by hand.
Can I order Above the Lines rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether Above the Lines comes rolled, stretched or framed.
What does Above the Lines show?
Vertical stripes of colour that hang from the top and read as an upside-down city skyline; Above the Lines is abstract.
Can I hang Above the Lines as a pair?
Yes. The upright format of Above the Lines works well as a pair on two narrow walls or side by side.
