Description
Originals – records from a red-and-gold archaeology
A panoramic abstraction with the flavour of an archaeological find: blocks of red, golden ochre and amber carry systems of signs, as if the canvas kept messages of a vanished script. Each element is its own record, and the whole a collection of originals – hence the name.
Technique & Texture
The surface is layered and incised: across the lower right, webs of scratched lines and notches interweave. This is a hand-painted painting on canvas – every incision and every calligraphic stroke is made once, without correction.
The Motif
At the upper left circles a golden spiral disc with a dark ring; right of centre stands a dark bordeaux rectangle covered in cream calligraphic scribbles – the painting’s message. At the lower left of centre lies a pink-red rectangle with vertical white stripes, at mid-height left a green-yellow textured block, and along the far right edge a white combed stripe closes the wide ochre-amber fields.
Styling & Placement
Wall art for rooms with a story – studies, libraries, offices and living rooms with ethnic or antique details. The warm palette ties it to wood and leather.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, layering, incised signs
- Palette: red, golden ochre, amber, bordeaux, cream, green-yellow
- Ideal for: studies, libraries, offices
- Character: archaeological, narrative, warm
