{"title":"Made In Bondi Beach Series","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"nose-riding-2024","title":"Nose Riding (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNose Riding marks one of the first moments in which Alex R. Plaza explored the dialogue between body, nature, and form through a symbolic lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the surfing maneuver of the same name, the work reinterprets the fragile balance between control and surrender —between the geometry of human gesture and the shifting power of the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the composition, semi-figurative fragments such as legs and hands merge into a structure of folded planes, where the wave becomes architecture and paper becomes sea. Drawing from the observation of everyday folds, Plaza introduced in this piece a new visual architecture: matter bent and pleated as a metaphor for life’s ebb and flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the depiction of surfing, Nose Riding reflects on the harmony between inner state and environment. The body dissolves into the wave in a suspended instant, reminding us that true freedom arises when human will aligns with the natural rhythm of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Made in Bondi Beach \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, wide brushes, pastel pencils and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 50x 60 x 1.5 cm | 16 X 20\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e April 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52841309241709,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/3.S_VERT_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771920923"},{"product_id":"reentry-2024","title":"Reentry (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReentry explores the essential relationship between the human being and nature, taking as its starting point one of surfing's most radical maneuvers: the reentry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe act of reconnecting with the wave after a moment of rupture becomes a metaphor for inner balance —for the ability to regain harmony with the natural rhythm after chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaza pushes the abstraction of the body to its limits in order to capture the pure energy of motion. The figure —suspended between torsion and flight— dissolves into dynamic planes that spin in opposite directions, creating a harmonic tension between impulse and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face, almost vanished, evokes the temporary loss of self before the power of the environment. The crest of the wave, rendered as a folded paper form, embodies the ocean’s vital pulse —order and freedom coexisting in a single gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this work, movement transcends description and becomes thought. Reentry celebrates the moment when the body realigns with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Made in Bondi Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil paint applied with brushes, palette knives, oil sticks, pastel pencils and oil pastels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 50 X 60 X 1.5 CM | 20 X 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e May 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52841312289133,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/4.S_VERT_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771921269"},{"product_id":"right-regular-2024","title":"Right Regular (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRight Regular embodies control within movement —the pursuit of balance between the natural force of the environment and the human desire to structure it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a right-breaking wave, the composition unfolds through a line of energy that traverses the canvas, shaping a field of tension between geometry and fluidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its center, a female figure emerges from the pictorial matter: fragmented yet whole. Here, Plaza redefines the relationship between body and landscape through a cubist language that does not fragment to destroy, but to reveal the coexistence of the symbolic and the real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gesture is contained, the structure prevails, and yet within that restraint pulses the vital force that runs through all his work —freedom resisting within form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Made in Bondi Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, palette knives, wide brushes, pastel pencils and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 76,2 X 101.6 X 2 CM | 30 X 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e August 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52841314943341,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/3.L_VERT_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771921270"},{"product_id":"left-goofy-2024","title":"Left Goofy (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeft Goofy embodies surrender to movement —the freedom that emerges when the body stops imposing itself upon the environment and begins to flow with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left-breaking wave becomes a metaphor for vital energy —a force not to be controlled but inhabited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term goofy —popularized by a 1937 Disney short and later adopted into surf slang to describe the stance with the right foot forward— brings a symbolic layer to the work: the playful, instinctive, and naïve as expressions of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this composition, forms dissolve, edges soften, and color becomes breathable. Plaza captures the moment when human gesture yields to nature without losing its identity, revealing that harmony arises not from mastery but from surrender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Right Regular stands for stability, Left Goofy is its luminous counterpart: a celebration of instinct, intuition, and the inner freedom that thrives even within chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Made in Bondi Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, wide brushes, pastel pencils and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 76,2 X 101,6 X 2 CM | 30 X 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e September 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52841323430253,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/4.L_VERT_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771920924"},{"product_id":"bondi-beach-still-life-2024","title":"Bondi Beach Still Life (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBondi Beach Still Life captures the atmosphere of Bondi as a space of balance between humanity and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work invites a view from within the sea —the perspective of a swimmer or surfer— toward the shore, merging architecture, bodies, and landscape into a unified rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeometric structures echo the physical boundaries of the place: on the left, the Icebergs anchor the southern edge; on the right, the stacked rocks close the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween them, turquoise planes and barely suggested silhouettes represent sun-lit bodies blending with the motion of the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a landscape, the piece becomes a meditation on coexistence and harmony with the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a cubist and symbolic language, Bondi Beach Still Life transforms the everyday experience of the Australian coast into a metaphor of connection and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Made in Bondi Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, palette knives, wide brushes, pastel pencils and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 121.9 X 91.4 X 2 CM | 48 X 36”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e July 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thepoetsmadness.com\/collections\/all-artworks\/products\/bondi-beach-still-life\" class=\"button\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAvailable exclusively at The Poet’s Madness Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845445284205,"sku":null,"price":8950.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/2.XL_HORI_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771920810"},{"product_id":"aerial-2024","title":"Aerial (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAerial captures the fleeting instant in which the human being seems to break free from matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the surfing maneuver of the same name, the work evokes the moment when the body lifts above the wave, suspended between control and surrender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTriangular planes and ascending lines construct a space of elevation where gesture becomes a symbol of harmony and transcendence. A coral line runs through the composition, tracing the direction of the upward movement —an energetic axis that connects the body to the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fragmented figure, with three faces suggesting simultaneous emotions, embodies the intensity of the act: fear, vertigo, and freedom coexisting in a single impulse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sea, reduced to folded geometric planes, serves as the earthly counterpoint to flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAerial thus becomes a metaphor for humankind's enduring search for harmony with nature —an image of pure freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Made in Bondi Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e oil with brushes, palette knives, wide brushes, pastel pencils and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 121,9 X 91,4 X 2 CM | 48 X 36”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e July 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thepoetsmadness.com\/collections\/all-artworks\/products\/aerial\" class=\"button\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAvailable exclusively at The Poet’s Madness Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845574095213,"sku":null,"price":6410.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/3.XL_HORI_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771920810"},{"product_id":"the-green-room-2024","title":"The Green Room (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Green Room draws from surf imagery to reflect on the fusion between the human being and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn surfing terminology, the expression refers to the inner space of the wave —a suspended moment between motion and stillness, between risk and contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this work, Alex R. 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The wave becomes a living room, a transient refuge where vision dissolves into the environment and the body reaches harmony with the natural flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough his cubist and neo-figurative language, the artist builds a dialogue between geometry and fluidity, between control and surrender, evoking the fleeting sense of fulfillment that arises when the human being aligns with the world’s vital energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Made in Bondi beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, wide brushes, pastel pencils and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 101,6 X 76,2 X 1,5 CM | 30 X 40”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e June 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thepoetsmadness.com\/collections\/all-artworks\/products\/the-green-room\" class=\"button\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAvailable exclusively at The Poet’s Madness Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845582057837,"sku":null,"price":5540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/4.XL_HORI_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771921270"}],"url":"https:\/\/plaza-art.com\/collections\/made-in-bondi-beach-series.oembed","provider":"Plaza Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}