{"product_id":"cameras-on-please-original-painting","title":"Cameras On Please – Original Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“CAMERAS ON PLEASE”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA simple request that can feel surprisingly loaded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePart of my \u003cb\u003eOne Way to Put It\u003c\/b\u003e collection, this original abstract painting takes a familiar instruction from online meetings and places it within a grid of loosely drawn faces, empty spaces and colourful, textured backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSome figures seem distracted, others reluctant to participate. A few barely appear at all. The handwritten instruction sits among them, raising the question of what it really means to be present when everyone is expected to appear on screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThere’s something slightly absurd about the little boxes we occupy during video calls, and the expectation that switching on a camera somehow means we’re paying attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe series explores what happens when ordinary things we say, write and think are isolated and given space to mean something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCameras On Please\u003c\/b\u003e is an original, one-of-a-kind painting by Andrew Read\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal artwork\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic paint and pigment inkon canvas frame\u003cbr\u003e40cm × 50cm\u003cbr\u003eSigned by Andrew Read. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrefer a print?\u003c\/strong\u003e This artwork will soon be available as a canvas print. Contact me for details at andrewdread@gmail.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Read Artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58819914006792,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/1835\/9560\/files\/3K8A3136_Cameras.jpg?v=1790605510","url":"https:\/\/andrewdread.com\/products\/cameras-on-please-original-painting","provider":"Andrew Read Artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}