{"product_id":"the-queen-of-somewhere-else","title":"The queen of Somewhere Else","description":"\u003cp\u003eMixed media + oil - 40 x 40 x 4cm (16 x 16in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Well, this is grand! I never expected I should be a queen so soon!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eThe queen of Somewhere Else\u003c\/strong\u003e” is part of the \u003cem\u003eMidnight in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e abstract series. At the heart of \u003cem\u003eit i\u003c\/em\u003es the opposing pull between comfort and exploration, the desire to remain within the safety of what we know, while longing to discover what lies beyond it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice begins as a pawn with a wonderfully simple ambition - to reach the eighth square and become a Queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Wonderland is never so straightforward. The closer she comes to the crown, the more she seems to lose of herself, until she is no longer simply passing through this strange kingdom, but becoming part of it, part of its landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting reflects on the seduction of a beautiful becoming: the promise that if we only reach the next square, we will finally arrive. Yet every transformation asks something of us. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe queendom Alice longed to enter may become the place she cannot leave.\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":54855461044547,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/0846\/1123\/files\/Curiouser_and_curiouser.jpg?v=1790810288","url":"https:\/\/art-galgumba.co.uk\/ru\/products\/the-queen-of-somewhere-else","provider":"Art GalGumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}