{"product_id":"painting-after-the-plague-party-in-technicolour","title":"Painting: After the Plague Party in Technicolour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Plague Party\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003elarge oil painting measures 48\" x 150\" and is made with oil paint on canvas. This artwork is sold unframed. Framing and\/or matting is available for an additional fee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the After the Plague Party Painting Series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter the Plague Party\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e series looks back to past artwork to find a way forward after the COVID-19 pandemic. The first painting in the series was inspired by \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Marriage Feast at Cana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (1562–1563) by\u003cstrong\u003e Paolo Veronese\u003c\/strong\u003e and other monumental art that were commissioned after historic and memorable plagues. This painting is loosely based on \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Allegory of Good Government\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(1339) by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmbrogio Lorenzetti.\u003c\/b\u003e To form a new composition, I loosely painted from both personal and historical sources. As I paint, I change the figures, add animals, my children’s toys, and imaginary creatures instead of Renaissance-clad people. The colourful oil brush marks are fluid and gestural.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original painting is signed on the front and created in 2023. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis painting was on view in the BIND Art Show at Special Projects Gallery, York University, Toronto, Ontario in February 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Rachael Grad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44250072023278,"sku":"After the Plague Party, print","price":1801.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0209\/3858\/8224\/files\/2_Grad_Rachael_Detailof_AfterthePlaguePartyinTechnicolour_2023_48_x150_OilonCanvas.jpg?v=1689758343","url":"https:\/\/rachaelgrad.myshopify.com\/products\/painting-after-the-plague-party-in-technicolour","provider":"Rachael Grad - Contemporary Artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}