{"product_id":"gilbert-george-the-paradisical-pictures-9780903696708","title":"Gilbert \u0026 George: The Paradisical Pictures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Paradisical Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e is created to celebrate the opening of the Gilbert \u0026amp; George Centre in East London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; George's work confounds and rejects all art historical classification or affiliation to other schools or movements in art. As affirmed by \u003ci\u003eThe Paradisical Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, there is no formalist, aesthetic or conceptual precedent to the ideology and vision they convey with such intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe paintings are fantastical, allegorical, narrative, representational, psychedelic, absurdist, modern yet archaic, surrealist-grotesque, inflected with both tragedy and comedy, filled with pathos, touchingly eloquent of human frailty, age and exhaustion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paradisical Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e suggest a chapter in a story that has been unfolding before them and will continue beyond them. This 'paradise' is not a destination but a stage on a longer journey. It is a dream of paradise and the exploration of an archetype that is both secular and sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340808470764,"sku":"9780903696708","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20519973482509.jpg?v=1772170678","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/gilbert-george-the-paradisical-pictures-9780903696708","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}