{"product_id":"holding-flowers-by-ernesto-beckford","title":"Holding Flowers by Ernesto Beckford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnesto Beckford\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolding Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e2023     8\" x 7\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMatted Size: 10.75\" x 9\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMixed Media Collage (paper on paper, watercolor, pastels)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout Ernesto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI work in collage because it welcomes fragments and mystery. I cut, layer, and reassemble found imagery into compositions that flirt with beauty, but always with a layer of mystery. Figures may emerge, then blur. The images I use might suggest one meaning at first, but take on a different meaning when seen in context. I bring together old images, pieces of the human figure, and everyday ephemera to create scenes that feel familiar but subtly disoriented, inviting viewers to look again. I’m less interested in fixed realism than in the way truth is often unstable, emotional, layered, and interrupted. Collage lets me inhabit that uncertain space. I build by instinct rather than formula, letting relationships between textures, lines, and gestures guide the image. The process is painterly, intuitive, and deeply personal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ernesto Beckford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42019341991991,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/7953\/2855\/files\/HoldingFlowers_Beckford.jpg?v=1765475643","url":"https:\/\/shopinliquid.org\/products\/holding-flowers-by-ernesto-beckford","provider":"Shop InLiquid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}