Embers of Angular Ascent: Precision Meets Pulse in Thread-Driven Abstraction

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 4.5ft x 4.5ft
Creation Date: 2025
Collection: Organic Movement

Embers of Angular Ascent balances sharp linear structure with the sweeping gesture of natural flame. Created through Ritu Raj’s signature Organic Movement process—using oil-soaked thread instead of a brush—this painting rises like a scaffolding ablaze, each contour vibrating with the tension between control and surrender.

At 54 inches square, the piece commands space with its interplay of angular scaffolds, slung in deep burgundy, over glowing fields of orange and ember. A circular form rises near the top like a burning solar body—evoking ascent, convergence, and the halo of transformation.

The composition is an homage to the body’s urge to rise—whether through struggle, creativity, or change. The thread’s dance across the canvas records movement in real time, each pass a lived gesture. This is precision with pulse, architecture with ache.

“This piece reminds me of both a sunrise and scaffolding,” notes one collector. “It’s a painting about ambition—and the strength to rise without apology.”

Collectors, designers, and curators drawn to work that fuses tactile materiality with formal innovation will find Embers of Angular Ascent a compelling centerpoint—an abstract that holds the room like a held breath.

To acquire or inquire:

Ritu Raj | Contemporary Abstract Artist | Phoenix

After 30 years as an executive and entrepreneur, I returned to painting full-time to explore what words and strategy couldn’t hold. I create bold, expressive abstract art to shift how we see and feel—opening space for reflection, connection, and quiet transformation. For me, change begins not with certainty, but with listening.

https://www.rituart.com/
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