{"product_id":"arabesque","title":"Arabesque","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePlease note: This work is shipped unstretched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBeth Shields has said that energy and its expression are the core of her artistic practice, and this painting gives that statement its fullest meaning. The looping marks along the top have the quality of handwriting, personal and urgent, made by someone thinking out loud rather than composing carefully. Shields has spoken of not always knowing where her art comes from, only that it is there waiting, and that if she does not go looking through work and risk, it will not come into existence. That willingness to follow the painting wherever it leads is exactly what you feel here. The rust blooms at center feel almost geological, as if something ancient surfaced through the motion and quietly held its ground. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.centralcoastartists.org\/santa-cruz\/beth-shields\" class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/beth-shields\"\u003eBrowse all works by Beth Shields\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Scout","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54091030102326,"sku":null,"price":4800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/3815\/0198\/files\/NEWBETH2.jpg?v=1780502710","url":"https:\/\/www.artscout.pro\/products\/arabesque","provider":"Art Scout","version":"1.0","type":"link"}