{"product_id":"the-comedian-1","title":"The Comedian","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"110\" data-start=\"86\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"110\" data-start=\"86\"\u003eA Celestial Stage 🎭\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"349\" data-start=\"112\"\u003eI’ve come back to the comedian again — a figure borrowed from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePierrot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. There’s something about him that keeps pulling me in. That slightly heavy gaze… caught somewhere between performance and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"581\" data-start=\"351\"\u003eIn this piece, I’ve placed him within a forest setting — \u003cem data-end=\"465\" data-start=\"408\"\u003einto the forest I go, to lose my mind and feed my soul.\u003c\/em\u003e It feels like the only place where the act can soften, where something more honest can surface beneath the costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"706\" data-start=\"583\"\u003eHe wears real butterfly wings, standing on real moss and lichen on the forest floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"861\" data-start=\"708\"\u003eThere’s always been something deeply human about this figure. A kind of exposure. Like he knows he’s being watched, but can’t quite step out of the role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1059\" data-start=\"863\"\u003eFor me, this piece lives in that space between who we are and who we perform ourselves to be — the stage, the costume, the act… and the moments in between where something real slips through.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Details That Matter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e195mm (L) by 135mm (W)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy ornate frame, in box under glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Obscure Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44785914675270,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/4486\/4582\/files\/IMG_20260319_170804.jpg?v=1774094146","url":"https:\/\/www.obscure-art.co.za\/products\/the-comedian-1","provider":"Obscure Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}