{"product_id":"that-shiny-object","title":"That shiny object","description":"\u003cp\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24\" x 30\" in \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e61 x 76.2 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbhishek is an Indian artist based in Berlin who paints oil works exploring solitude, introspection, and emotional duality through abstracted, layered landscapes. Influenced by Matthew Wong, Van Gogh, and Kandinsky, his paintings reimagine loneliness as a space for reflection, transformation, and new emotional possibilities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-73933d49-7fff-ab19-bc57-52e3cb09f5d6\"\u003e“That shiny object” is a metaphor for the deepest, often unspoken desires that pull us forward. In the painting, the abstract figure swims toward what appears to be the reflection of a full moon—yet the moon itself is absent from the sky. This visual contradiction unsettles the viewer, prompting an inquiry: What do we chase when we chase desire? T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-73933d49-7fff-ab19-bc57-52e3cb09f5d6\"\u003ehe piece blurs the boundary between what is real and what is imagined, suggesting that our longings can project their own illusions, shimmering just convincingly enough to compel us. It invites contemplation on the nature of aspiration, illusion, and truth—on whether the things we pursue are genuine lights or simply reflections cast by the mind. In relation to the other works, it bares naked a realisation that to desire is to render oneself lonely. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abhishek Sharma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50734571258162,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/4869\/8160\/files\/3.Thatshinyobject.jpg?v=1765892942","url":"https:\/\/thecurators.com\/ar\/products\/that-shiny-object","provider":"The Curators","version":"1.0","type":"link"}