{"product_id":"manifesto-of-the-gesture-2025","title":"Manifesto of the Gesture (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003eManifesto of the Gesture inaugurates the Topographies series and establishes its core principle: gesture as an act of resistance against structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this work, Alex R. Plaza depicts a series of hands emerging or gripping within a space ruled by geometric planes and abstract volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese hands do not aim to describe a figure but to affirm movement itself —the attempt, the vital impulse that pierces through matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tension between control and spontaneity shapes the entire composition: the rigidity of the environment contrasts with the vibration of the brushstroke, generating a contained energy that seems ready to burst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, painting becomes a physical language —a declaration of the power of gesture as an affirmation of the human within a constructed world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Topographies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, palette knives, wide brushes 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 March 2025\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":52845599687021,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/XL_HORI_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771920923","url":"https:\/\/plaza-art.com\/products\/manifesto-of-the-gesture-2025","provider":"Plaza Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}