This heart closes exactly as a valentine should, except its lower-left line refuses to stop there - it crosses back over its own path and trails off into a loose diagonal stem, converting a closed, sentimental symbol into something closer to a pinned ribbon than a greeting card. Ferreira's line weight never wavers between the two readings, giving the runaway tail exactly as much authority as the heart it was supposed to finish.
This heart closes exactly as a valentine should, except its lower-left line refuses to stop there - it crosses back over its own path and trails off into a loose diagonal stem, converting a closed, sentimental symbol into something closer to a pinned ribbon than a greeting card. Ferreira's line weight never wavers between the two readings, giving the runaway tail exactly as much authority as the heart it was supposed to finish.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery