A pattern in pause

A fictional note on noticing repetition in a small, self-made geometric pattern and allowing a little room between its shapes.


Hammershøi painting of a quiet room interior
Vilhelm Hammershøi, Interior, Strandgade 30, 1900. Public domain.

The image below is a small raster study made from simple shapes and a limited palette. It is demonstration artwork, not a photograph or an account of a real event.

A repeating geometric pattern of ivory, rust and deep blue blocks
A small study in repetition and pause

The pattern repeats, then leaves one tile quiet. That pause gives the eye a place to begin again.