Dangerous Curves...

Continuing with the sequence of finds along the same stretch of the local 'double black lines' as featured recently, today an(other) example of aluminium can 'roadkill' was encountered once again but a matter of yards further along than the previous one, upon the markings just as they now, at this point, curve (slowly, almost imperceptibly in such a 'detailed analysis') around the roadside as it forms a junction.
Here, the act of photographic framing captures the incorporation of another compositional element into the picture plane, in the form of the white diagonal to the upper right, which, as does the flattened object, also serves to compromise the integrity of the otherwise subtly modulated minimalist monochrome of the 'allover' surface...


Further disruption to tone & hue, & texture too, occurs courtesy of the erosion suffered by the surface of the lower, inner of the painted 'black' lines, going beyond craquelure to the extent of breaking up to reveal 'archaeological', historical evidence of the original yellow beneath, which allows access to a temporal narrative of events having taken place, albeit at a slower pace perhaps than the more obvious & instant example of the flattened aluminium can suggests...


A shift in vantage point subsequently allows another picture to be framed, using the same elements as previously, with this time an additional white mark, which gives a different dynamic to the composition...


At this point, titular inspiration for this particularly illustrated post should be acknowledged in the form of a most serendipitously appropriate postcard, presented by the wonderful & charming A, & representing the cover of a 'classically designed' vintage Penguin novel, a delightful flat object in itself...