Description
Crystal Burst – a white core among grey planes
Painting on canvas shatters grey, olive and near-black planes outward from a bright white core — decorative painting whose neutral ground is exactly what lets one small burst of colour carry the whole canvas.
Technique and texture
The grey planes are laid with a wide blade in long diagonal sweeps that leave sharp steps. The core is built from dense short loads that overlap and chip away in places to the dark ground beneath. Thin bright lines are cut into the paint with a sharp tool.
The motif
The core lies a little left of centre and the planes travel away from it like broken glass. Turquoise, pink and gold traces are distributed around its rim and outline it; they are the only saturated colours on the canvas. Because the dark planes take the right-hand half, the eye returns to the light of its own accord, and the lower right corner is the heaviest passage.
Setting and placement
A grey base is neutral enough to enter a room that is already furnished without asking anything of it. The white core is what answers a directed light; under a spot it opens, and in flat daylight it closes.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, long diagonal blade sweeps with sharp steps, dense chipping core, lines cut with a sharp tool
- Palette: grey, olive, near-black, white, turquoise, gold
- Ideal for: living rooms, offices, hallways
- Character: neutral, faceted, focused
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Crystal Burst in an office, a hallway or a stairwell
Crystal Burst comes in 16 upright sizes, from 40 x 63 to 200 x 319 cm. Beside a desk in an office the white core among grey planes works at 70 x 111 or 80 x 127 cm, and above a console 90 cm wide at 60 x 95 cm, which covers about two thirds of its width. A hallway takes 90 x 143 cm, a tall stairwell 130 x 207 or 150 x 239 cm, and a narrow wall by a door 40 x 63 or 50 x 79 cm.
Pick YES under Stretcher and Crystal Burst comes stretched on a wooden stretcher, so it goes on the wall with no extra work. A frame is optional: for Crystal Burst the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Delivery takes 15–45 days. The Crystal Burst painting is hand-painted with a wide knife and a sharp tool, so it is not a print.
Questions about Crystal Burst
Which size of Crystal Burst suits an office?
Beside a desk the white core with its shattered grey planes works at 70 x 111 or 80 x 127 cm.
Does Crystal Burst arrive ready to hang?
Yes, with YES under Stretcher the grey canvas with its white core comes stretched on a wooden stretcher.
How does Crystal Burst look under light?
The white core lights up under a directed beam, so hang it where a spotlight or a wall lamp reaches it.
Can I order Crystal Burst in a size that is not among the 16?
Yes, we paint the white core among grey and olive planes as a painting made to order in your measurements.
