{"product_id":"holiday-vibes-oil-on-canvas-late-20th-century","title":"Holiday Vibes. Oil on Canvas, Late 20th Century","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"784\"\u003eAt first glance, \u003cem data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eHoliday Vibes\u003c\/em\u003e appears entirely abstract: a field of warm pinks and coral reds interrupted by a handful of drifting geometric forms. Spend a little longer with it, however, and figures begin to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eThe elongated shapes scattered across the composition suggest sunbathers stretched out on towels, reduced to their simplest elements and suspended within a haze of heat and colour. The effect is dreamlike, as though the scene is being recalled rather than observed — fragments of a beach, a body, a strip of shade, all softened by memory and summer light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1506\"\u003eThe palette does much of the work. Layers of pink, watermelon, salmon and mauve create an atmosphere of warmth without ever becoming saccharine. There is a distinctly antipodean quality to it; the colours feel sun-bleached rather than sun-drenched, bringing to mind the easy-going coastal culture of Sydney and its long relationship with modernist art and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eWhat makes the painting particularly successful is its ambiguity. It never settles entirely into abstraction, yet neither does it fully describe the scene. Instead, it hovers somewhere in between, capturing the sensation of a languid afternoon more effectively than a literal depiction ever could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003ePresented in its original timber frame with gilt slip, it is a quietly optimistic work with an unmistakably relaxed character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"7q4hfq\" data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1459\"\u003eImage Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34 cm x 49.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1481\"\u003eFramed Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47 cm x 62.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1680\"\u003eVery good vintage condition. The painting presents beautifully and is housed within its original timber frame with gilt slip. Minor age-related wear commensurate with age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"o5d9eh\" data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1693\"\u003eDelivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1823\"\u003eQualifies as a medium item. UK delivery via insured courier\/FedEx at checkout; international shipping available—ask for a quote.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Disjecta Membra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59847413924174,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/6201\/6078\/files\/IMG_0001_10.jpg?v=1781036952","url":"https:\/\/disjecta.co.uk\/products\/holiday-vibes-oil-on-canvas-late-20th-century","provider":"Disjecta Membra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}