{"product_id":"joli-duality-subject-and-observer","title":"Duality: Subject and Observer","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal oil painting on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Duality: Subject and Observer” examines the relationship between the figure being seen and the figure who sees. Set within an Edenic landscape, two women occupy the same space: one exposed and frontal, the other partially clothed and positioned just behind her, observing with quiet composure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the nude figure initially appears to be the subject, the second figure complicates the dynamic. Neither passive nor secondary, her presence transforms the painting into a meditation on observation itself, where witness, author, guardian, and subject begin to overlap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt their feet, flowers and mushrooms anchor the composition symbolically, referencing themes of duality, balance, and coexistence within nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than presenting the female form through a traditional external gaze, the work explores what happens when women control both sides of the visual exchange: the image and its interpretation, the body and the witness, the seen and the seer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eSize: 40 × 40 in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFree domestic shipping. Please contact for international shipping enquiries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:jolitheartist@gmail.com?subject=Enquiry%20about%20Duality%3A%20Subject%20and%20Observer\u0026amp;body=I%20would%20like%20to%20enquire%20about%20Duality%3A%20Subject%20and%20Observer.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.joliartist.com%2Fbuynow%2F5r35ure9u8vsglr3vlv0mlyzqpaksw%0A%0A\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eEnquire about this painting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jo Li","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53745443176760,"sku":"SQ5086833","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/2038\/9432\/files\/IMG_4848.webp?v=1793915911","url":"https:\/\/treattees.com\/products\/joli-duality-subject-and-observer","provider":"Treattees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}