{"product_id":"temperance-print-by-bongani-vincent","title":"Temperance (Print) by Bongani Vincent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hahnemühle Photo Rag archival paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e42 x 59.4 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Framing not included: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnquire about available framing options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Note: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTemperence explores balance not as calm, but as negotiation. The figures appear fused yet separate — two presences sharing one body, each carrying its own weight, its own interior logic. Rather than harmony, the painting presents coexistence: tension held carefully enough that it does not collapse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn tarot, Temperance is often read as moderation or peace. Here it is understood as integration — the difficult act of holding contradiction without forcing resolution. The forms lean into one another but do not dissolve; identity remains intact while exchange still occurs. What passes between them is invisible, but undeniable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe imagery draws from mask traditions, where a face is never singular but inhabited. Each surface carries emotional residue, as though different states of being occupy the same vessel at different moments. The painting therefore becomes less a portrait and more a condition: the self as a site of dialogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than suggesting equilibrium has been achieved, Temperence records the effort of maintaining it. Balance is shown as active work — a continual adjustment between impulse and restraint, instinct and awareness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work ultimately proposes that wholeness is not purity, but accommodation: the capacity to contain multiple truths without erasing any of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bongani Vincent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45460988952633,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/7191\/6345\/files\/Screenshot2025-02-27at13.21.04.png?v=1770867985","url":"https:\/\/haeart.shop\/products\/temperance-print-by-bongani-vincent","provider":"Hae Art ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}