{"product_id":"the-shield-of-breccia-by-bongani-vincent","title":"The Shield of Breccia by Bongani Vincent","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMedium: \u003c\/b\u003eOil on Fabriano. Framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e60 × 90 cm.\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCuratorial Note:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBongani Vincent’s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"18\"\u003eThe Shield of Breccia\u003c\/i\u003e is a visceral exploration of collective identity and the psychological fragments that form a protective \"shield\" against the external world. Through a heavy, gestural application of cerulean and deep indigo, Vincent constructs a triptych of faces that appear simultaneously emerging from and receding into the raw canvas. The central, singular eye serves as a focal point of heightened awareness—an ancestral or spiritual \"Third Eye\" that watches over the subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe title refers to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"20\"\u003ebreccia\u003c\/b\u003e, a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix. This serves as a powerful metaphor for the human condition depicted here: the subjects are individuals shattered by experience but fused into a singular, resilient entity. The inclusion of tape-like textures and raw, unfinished borders emphasizes a \"work-in-progress\" state of being, suggesting that our defenses are often makeshift, layered, and deeply human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bongani Vincent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45320776712249,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/7191\/6345\/files\/Untitled-1_1.png?v=1767800078","url":"https:\/\/haeart.shop\/products\/the-shield-of-breccia-by-bongani-vincent","provider":"Hae Art ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}