Description
Intersection – a teal line across red
Wall art severs a single-colour red field with one narrow teal line running horizontally just above the middle, and gathers white ridges on it in three places: decorative painting that reads as a horizon even though no object is painted anywhere on it.
Technique and texture
The red went on in broad crosswise strokes that overlap, so the surface is nowhere the same and darker layers show through in patches. The teal line was laid in one pass with stiffer paint and stands above the plane along its edges. The white ridges were pressed into that teal while it was still wet and are the thickest paint on the canvas.
The motif
The line is not straight: it lifts and thins toward the right, and on the left it is heavier and more continuous. Below it two darker bays appear and border it from underneath. Above the line the red is deep and smooth, below it slightly darker and more agitated, and that is the only difference the painting relies on.
Setting and placement
Broad crosswise strokes leave the red darker in patches, and that variation is lost against a busy wall. A composition this clean is strongest with emptiness around it; crowd it and the single line stops reading as a horizon.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, broad crosswise red strokes, teal line in one pass, pressed white ridges
- Palette: carmine red, dark red, teal, white, black
- Ideal for: foyers, offices, living rooms
- Character: clean, decisive, minimal
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Intersection: a red field with a teal line
Intersection is a painting in 15 landscape sizes, from 50 x 40 to 220 x 170 cm. Its carmine field with a thin teal line needs empty space around it, so measure it to two thirds of the furniture: over a 150 cm chest of drawers 100 x 78 cm, over a 200 cm sofa 130 x 100 or 140 x 110 cm. Above a 220 cm dining table the horizon opens at 150 x 115 cm, and a narrower hallway needs only 70 x 50 cm.
The three white ridges pressed into the still-wet teal line are hand-painted and can be felt, so Intersection is not a print. Choosing YES in the Stretcher menu means the red canvas arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame for Intersection is added only if you select one in the Frame menu, otherwise it stays at Without frame. Delivery of Intersection: 15–45 days.
Intersection – short answers
Which size of Intersection fits above a chest of drawers?
For a 150 cm chest of drawers choose 100 x 78 cm, which leaves enough emptiness around the teal line on the red field.
Does Intersection arrive stretched on a stretcher?
Yes, when you pick YES under Stretcher, the carmine canvas is stretched on a wooden stretcher before it leaves us.
How long does Intersection take to reach you?
The red field with the teal line arrives in 15–45 days, whatever the size.
Can I get Intersection in a size that is not among the 15?
Yes, the red field with its single teal horizon can be painted to your measurements – write to us through the paintings made to order page.
