Description
Split – black calligraphy on warm sand
A black calligraphic explosion on warm sand-gold plaster: a dense black knot sits left of centre at mid-height, and from it long spokes radiate – three toward the right edge, a fan of five downward to the left, and a vertical bar climbing to the top edge.
Technique & Texture
Beneath the knot descends a creased frond of folded pleats to two thirds of the height, while at the upper left the plaster carries a heavy scratched grid texture. This is a hand-painted canvas – the spokes are drawn in a single breath and their ends run out dry.
The Motif
Rust-umber stains warm the lower left and lower centre, and at the lower right a small hooked stroke signs off. Branches, lightning or roots – everyone reads the split their own way, but the knot stays the same.
Styling & Placement
An expressive modern painting for living rooms, offices and entrance halls; the warm sandy ground ties it to wood and terracotta, and the black calligraphy gives it character – wall art with a single decisive gesture.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, calligraphic spokes, scratched plaster
- Palette: sand, golden ochre, terracotta, rust umber, black
- Ideal for: living rooms, offices, entrance halls
- Character: expressive, calligraphic, branching
The Rift in a hallway or office: choosing a size
The painting The Rift is made in 16 upright sizes, from 40 x 63 to 200 x 319 cm. Its black calligraphic knot and long spokes on warm sandy plaster want a vertical wall: in an entrance hall beside the door choose 50 x 79 or 60 x 95 cm, and above a 120 cm console 80 x 127 cm, which fills about two thirds of its width. For a stairwell choose 100 x 159 cm, and a tall office wall takes 120 x 191 cm.
Choose YES under Stretcher and the canvas with its black calligraphy arrives on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame is optional: for the painting The Rift the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Delivery takes 15–45 days. In the photograph the painting hangs in a thin black frame on a white wall next to an open-plan office. The spokes are hand-painted in a single breath, so The Rift is not a print.
Questions about the painting The Rift
Which size of The Rift suits an entrance hall?
On a narrow wall beside the hall door the black knot on sandy plaster works well at 50 x 79 or 60 x 95 cm.
Does the painting The Rift arrive ready to hang?
Yes, once you pick YES under Stretcher, the sand-gold canvas with its spokes comes stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Can I order The Rift in a size that is not among the 16?
Yes, we paint the black knot and spokes on sandy plaster as a painting made to order in your measurements.
Is The Rift a print?
No, the black spokes, the scratched plaster and the rust stains are applied to the canvas by hand.
