BINOVULAR TWINS was created purposely for a friend who wanted an abstract with a slight aboriginal touch.

My first preoccupation was to sketch a simple but dynamic motif which could integrate perfectly within the circular structure. Three hours on, I abolished my initial plans to use just reds, blacks and white and decided to work with bright complementary colours instead. Hence, I applied orange and blue hues and added some green highlights next to the reds. I rounded the composition off with a mixture of warm yellows and browns.

The two lines at the centre represent the mother's umbilical chord and join the blue foetus on the right with the yellow/red/green foetus on the left. They appear to be floating serenely in a warm and safe environment, which is ultimately the womb.

Binovular twins is the scientific term given to non identical twins.

These are twins that develop from two separate ova which were fertilized at the same time. They are no more similar to each other than to other members of the family.

Non-identical twins never share the same amnion, chorion or placenta. There may be, however, fusion of separate placentae.

Keith Balzan

 

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