Painted Black — INNER TRACKS — (Ecto Selecto 1/1 Art Card)

Painted Black is a singular visual work created as part of INNER TRACKS, a collection of art objects formed in response to songs that hold personal meaning.

This piece reflects the moment when inner grief reshapes the external world. A red door—symbol of life, warmth, and openness—is not destroyed, but deliberately overwritten. Black spreads unevenly, mid-process, suggesting not an ending but a decision: to mute color, to quiet feeling, to align the world with internal loss.

The surrounding space remains unfinished, sketched, unresolved. Only the door is certain.

This work is not about darkness as rebellion, but darkness as withdrawal.

Produced as a true 1/1, this is the only version of Painted Black that will ever exist. No parallels, no variations, no future editions.

INNER TRACKS — COLLECTION NOTE

INNER TRACKS is a collection of visual works created in response to specific songs that hold personal meaning. Each piece reflects how a moment, lyric, or feeling lingers after the music fades — translated into image rather than explanation.

The song that inspired Painted Black is intentionally unnamed. Those who recognize the connection will feel it immediately; those who do not are invited to interpret the work on its own terms.

FORMAT & PRESENTATION

• Edition: 1/1 (one of one)

• Artist: Ecto Selecto

• Year: 2026

• Signed: Yes — hand-signed in red paint pen on reverse

• Encapsulation: Sealed acrylic slab with custom ECTO label

• Protection: Includes black rubber bumper

• Variants / Parallels: None

• Reprints: None

This piece exists as a single, fixed state.

WHY THIS PIECE IS DIFFERENT

• Not a trading card set

• Not a lyric illustration

• Not a reproduction

Painted Black functions as an art object: a moment, a decision, a feeling preserved.

Once placed, it cannot be undone.