{"product_id":"painting-of-a-field-of-sunflowers-during-a-thunderstorm","title":"Painting of a field of sunflowers during a thunderstorm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist: KV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle, year: \"The Long Night\", 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium: Acrylic on upcycled* canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 8 canvases totaling 76 x 100 x 0.75 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eComprised of eight canvases, this piece is asymmetrical in size and fits together like a puzzle to make one cohesive image. I upcycle most of my canvases (in efforts to reduce waste and make both more environmentally-conscious and cost-effective art), so I am limited to what I can buy secondhand. This piece is my take on a temporary and more sustainable mural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for the meaning behind the piece:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI feel like we're stuck in a never-ending night that is dark and terrifying. As a Millennial, my generation has experienced far too many once-in-a-generation events, so it feels like we've never felt the sun. This isn't the world we were promised; in fact, it's much, much worse. Hence, the thunderstorm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut sometimes, I see glimmers of hope, of change coming. Other times, I see things that make me think the world is only getting worse. Hence, the sky; is it a sunrise and good things are coming? Or is it a sunset and things are getting worse? We don't know. Is it so bad that I need to flee the country, take that path tucked amongst the stalks to sunnier places? Or do I stay rooted as the sunflowers do, to fight for what I believe is right?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing phytoremediation, sunflowers help remove toxins from the soil and water during post-nuclear disaster cleanups. And here, they represent how we're all going to need to pitch in to clean up this mess we're in. At night, as they rotate east to greet the sun, they tend to look at one another, something else I think we're all going to need to do to get through these tough times. So they are a call to action and a reminder that we're not alone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DchhZAmOoCC\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"modular mural process mini series\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVideo series about how I made this piece\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis piece is my first entry into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artprize.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"artprize\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eArtPrize\u003c\/a\u003e, an art competition and cultural festival held annually in my hometown of Grand Rapids, MI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is currently on display at Courage \u0026amp; Soar at 40 Monroe Center Street, Grand Rapids, MI. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis item will be unavailable to ship until after the competition concludes on Oct. 3. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe artist paints over thrifted items. While the artist does her best to clean and repair each item before painting over the original design, she cannot guarantee the structural validity of this piece in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"v.deliberate.art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50435125739760,"sku":null,"price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/8376\/4720\/files\/20260910_141301.jpg?v=1789158456","url":"https:\/\/vdeliberateart.com\/products\/painting-of-a-field-of-sunflowers-during-a-thunderstorm","provider":"v.deliberate.art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}