{"product_id":"painting-after-the-plague-party-kneeling","title":"Painting: After the Plague Party, Kneeling","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall painting \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter the Plague Party: Kneeling\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e measures 8\" x 6\" \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e x .8\" \u003c\/span\u003eand is made with ink and watercolour ground on cradled wood panel. Painted in 2023 and first shown in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoronto Outdoor Art Fair 62\u003c\/b\u003e, Booth A-13, July 7th to 9th, 2023 in Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario; July 2nd to 9th, 2023 Online Fair.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\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 historical, monumental 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 Paolo Veronese and other monumental art that were commissioned after historic and memorable plagues. 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 black ink brush marks are fluid and gestural.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original painting is signed on the back and was painted in 2023. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Rachael Grad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44239298101486,"sku":"After the Plague Party, 2 Dogs","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0209\/3858\/8224\/files\/AfterthePlagueParty_Kneelingedited.jpg?v=1689020348","url":"https:\/\/rachaelgrad.myshopify.com\/products\/painting-after-the-plague-party-kneeling","provider":"Rachael Grad - Contemporary Artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}