{"product_id":"its-always-tea-time-here","title":"It's always tea-time","description":"\u003cp\u003eMixed media + oil - 40 x 40 x 4cm (16 x 16in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“If you knew Time as well as I do, you wouldn’t talk about wasting it.” The Mad Hatter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eIt's always tea-time\u003c\/strong\u003e” is a part of the \u003cem\u003eMidnight in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e abstract series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThe Mad Hatter is a figure of liberation and unease. He exists beyond the rules that make life predictable: linear time, politeness, reason and the pressure to behave as expected. In his world, madness is not simply chaos. It can also be a refusal to shrink oneself to fit the ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThis work asks what remains when certainty slips away: fear? Perhaps, but also play, imagination and the possibility of seeing life differently. The Hatter’s eccentricity becomes a kind of freedom, although never an entirely comfortable one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eLike much of \u003cem\u003eMidnight in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, the painting inhabits the threshold between enchantment and disturbance. It invites us to question whether we are afraid of losing control, or afraid of discovering a part of ourselves that has been waiting, quietly, outside the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an Original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e16 by 16 inch \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003emixed media \u0026amp; oil painting on a gallery-wrapped canvas. It comes with the wiring on the back and is ready to hang, right out of the box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art GalGumba","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54854617301315,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/0846\/1123\/files\/MAD_HATTER.jpg?v=1790775183","url":"https:\/\/art-galgumba.co.uk\/products\/its-always-tea-time-here","provider":"Art GalGumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}