X-Ray, a grey abstract acrylic painting by Ritu Raj (acrylic on canvas, 2.5 × 3 ft)

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Geometric Splendor · 2023

X-Ray

2.5 × 3 ft · Acrylic on canvas · 2023

Available · in the studio, Phoenix

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The body made geometric — X-ray as the most democratic form of abstraction, internal structure held without flattery.

X-Ray (2023) is an abstract dissection — a work that looks inward rather than outward, seeking essence beneath appearance. Created in mixed media on wood and part of both the Greyscale and Playful Abstraction Collections, this 36 x 30 inch painting reimagines the body, the self, and the unseen through structural play and tonal restraint.

The composition is composed of layered whites, chalky grays, and deep charcoal marks carved and brushed across a pale background. Overlapping outlines echo skeletal forms — spines, ribs, shadows of organs perhaps — though none are literal. The painting feels like a medical scan crossed with a dream, a visual record of something emotional rather than clinical.

I created X-Ray while thinking about vulnerability — about how much of who we are lives beneath the surface. This piece is not about diagnosis. It’s about honesty. It reveals not what’s broken, but what’s buried.

The work resonates with the anatomical abstraction of Jean-Michel Basquiat, especially his ability to make the internal external. Like Basquiat, I use line as exposure, not decoration.

X-Ray doesn’t ask you to understand the body. It invites you to feel it — in tension, in fragility, in truth.

As part of the Greyscale and Playful Abstraction Collections, this piece merges seriousness and experimentation — offering a view inward that is as layered as it is bold.

Where to see it. In person at RituStudio, Phoenix, by appointment. Represented by Jarrow & Goodman, Los Angeles.

The space it needs

Wall
At least 5 ft wide
Ceiling
8 ft or more
Light
Any lighting — geometric structure holds in all conditions
Daylight
Sharply contrasted graphite black and muted white read clearly in any daylight and do not shift with the sun. Smooth and compact, it can hang close to glass; only the brightest direct light thins the grays.

Lives best in

Living room 5/5

X-Ray earns its place in a living room because its graphite-and-spectral-gray lattice reads differently as daylight shifts, giving the wall a quiet life that rewards daily return.

Hotel lobby 4/5

At 2.5 by 3 feet the work is compact enough for a lobby grouping, and its cool muted palette signals rigor without the aggression that stops guests mid-stride.

Details

Size
2.5 × 3 ft (W × H)
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Finish
Epoxy over acrylic. The resin lifts the color off the canvas and holds it forward, so the surface deepens as the light moves across the room.
Year
2023
Collection
Geometric Splendor
Palette
Deep Gray · Graphite Black · Muted White · Spectral Gray
Weight
About 22 lb
Ready
In the studio; delivery 6–10 weeks

Its ArtGram

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  • Texture1
  • Form2
  • Colour range1
  • Palette3.3
  • Contrast4.4
  • Abstraction Quotient3
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