Mustard Spiral Ripple Canvas Print

Somewhere between Bridget Riley and Op Art, this spiral refuses to behave. The lines start neat at the centre, then buckle and ripple as they push outwards. Hang it and a flat, quiet wall suddenly has movement in it — the sort of piece people stand in front of for a second longer than they mean to. It suits a square gap: above a low sideboard, over a desk, or on the short wall at the end of a hallway. Keep the furnishings simple and let the pattern do the talking — pale wood, cream fabric, one or two mustard ceramics. Don't put it near busy wallpaper or another strong pattern; the two will fight and both will lose. As a stretched canvas the surface is matt, so the yellow stays even under lamplight with no reflections.