{"product_id":"summer-sunset-over-lebanon","title":"Summer Sunset over Lebanon","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer Morning over Lebanon\u003cbr\u003e2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on canvas, informed by aerial photograph personally captured at 30,000 feet over Lebanon. Teals, purples, oranges, yellows, and reds build a vibrant, deeply structured surface. The intensity of seeing the homeland from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe place my family fled in 1989 with a Turkish rug held above their car for protection, now seen from safety, from the freedom they gave me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLine work embeds the topographic mapping of Lebanese mountains and coastline. Terrain that exists in my blood but not in my memory. The most personal cartography in this series. Part of Maps to Milk: Contemporary Cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece features an aerial map I personally photographed from a plane window flying over the mountains in Lebanon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is embedded into vibrant abstract layers of warm golds, soft teals, and deep oranges, then I hand-embellish each print with architectural line work and painted edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two are exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Makes This Unique:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a regular print. Each one is individually hand-embellished by me in my Sydney studio, making it a one-of-a-kind variation within an edition of 9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe embedded aerial map represents the freedom I found when I escaped to Tuscany; searching for stillness in a world of constant urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Frequency Series explores the tension between:\u003cbr\u003e- Doing vs. Being\u003cbr\u003e- Urgency vs. Stillness  \u003cbr\u003e- Man-made structures vs. Organic freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you hang this on your wall, it reminds you: you're allowed to rest. You're allowed to take up space. You're allowed to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✨ Edition: 1 of 9 unique hand-embellished variations  \u003cbr\u003e✨ Medium: Archival print on premium cotton rag paper  \u003cbr\u003e✨ Hand-embellished with ink and acrylic paint  \u003cbr\u003e✨ Signed and numbered on the back  \u003cbr\u003e✨ Certificate of Authenticity included  \u003cbr\u003e✨ Unframed (framing recommendations provided with purchase)  \u003cbr\u003e✨ Ships flat in protective packaging from Sydney, Australia  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes \u0026amp; Pricing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Small: 30x40cm - $500 AUD  \u003cbr\u003e- Medium: 50x70cm - $650 AUD  \u003cbr\u003e- Large: 70x100cm - $790 AUD  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm Brigitte Gerges, a Lebanese-Australian artist and UNESCO Art Ambassador. My work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Florence Biennale. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI create art as an act of choosing yourself; because my family fled war to give me this freedom, and I'm not wasting it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece I make is designed to give you permission to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrame not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Australia: 5-7 business days  \u003cbr\u003e- International: 10-14 business days  \u003cbr\u003e- Tracked and insured  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions? Email hello@brigittegerges.com or DM @brigittegerges on Instagram.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brigitte Gerges","offers":[{"title":"Small (30x40cm) $500","offer_id":47309757874388,"sku":"SQ3463635645","price":500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium (50x70cm) $650","offer_id":47309757907156,"sku":"SQ42354534","price":650.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large (70x100cm) $790","offer_id":47309757939924,"sku":"SQ3547587","price":790.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7666\/5300\/files\/4_689bba46-2d1b-4355-94b3-48aa9e8d4a31.svg?v=1764635470","url":"https:\/\/brigittegerges.com\/products\/summer-sunset-over-lebanon","provider":"Brigitte Gerges","version":"1.0","type":"link"}