{"product_id":"pelican","title":"Pelican","description":"\u003ch5\u003e140 x100 cm\/ 55 x 39 inches, oil on canvas, 2026\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe hybrid figure is my metaphor for a male-female relationship. Opposite her stands a pelican—in Western culture it is considered a symbol of sacrifice (a parent cuts open its breast, feeding its hungry chicks with its own blood).\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eFor me, the essence became shifting the male-female conflict onto a struggle with the very essence of the relationship, as I perceive it. I used a gaming aesthetic for this, because just as characters are constructed in a game, in my painting I perceive the modern model of relationships as an arbitrarily shaped construct.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eMy question in this painting is: who is the victim of this conflict? Has love itself not become its hostage?\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e- original artwork\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e- signed on the back\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e- certificate of authenticity included\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e- unframed\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e- ready to hang (stretched artworks only)\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e- free worldwide shipping for rolled artworks\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e- stretched  canvas shipping available on request\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bieniektomek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58272942653821,"sku":null,"price":11000.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/5257\/2797\/files\/vdfvd.jpg?v=1781129106","url":"https:\/\/tomekbieniek.com\/products\/pelican","provider":"bieniektomek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}