{"product_id":"the-weight-of-the-gaze-ii-2025","title":"The Weight of the Gaze II (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this piece, Plaza delves deeper into the conflict between body, mind, and gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA female figure stands at the center of the canvas, suspended on an ambiguous pedestal that seems to dissolve at its base. Her face, barely suggested, fragments between planes of control and dissolution —a mask that conceals and reveals simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between the structural firmness of the body and the gestural vibration of the brushstroke reflects the tension between the longing for stability and the inevitable inner fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA red sphere —a recurring symbol in the artist’s work— acts as a nucleus of energy and imbalance: a force that attracts, threatens, and sustains at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Weight of the Gaze II exposes the fragility of contemporary self-perception and consolidates the conceptual axis of the triptych: the gaze as mirror, burden, and possibility of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Inhabit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, wide brushes, palette knives and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e 100% linen canvas (FL-500)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStretcher:\u003c\/b\u003e High-density Russian pine, 38 mm depth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 CM | 30 X 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e June 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":52845604700525,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/1.L_VERT_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771921270","url":"https:\/\/plaza-art.com\/products\/the-weight-of-the-gaze-ii-2025","provider":"Plaza Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}