{"product_id":"surviving-original-painting","title":"\"Surviving\" Original Artwork","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Art:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"266\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eSurviving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"229\"\u003eOriginal Acrylic Painting on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"416\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"279\"\u003eSurviving\u003c\/em\u003e is a vibrant, unapologetic self-portrait created shortly after I came out as non-binary--a moment of reclamation in more ways than one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"638\"\u003eIn this painting, my face is rendered in electric, high-saturation color: neon pinks, acid greens, burning oranges. The intensity is intentional. Survival is not muted. It is not quiet. It is charged, alive, and visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"881\"\u003eAcross my face, the words \u003cem data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"692\"\u003e“Silence Is Not Consent”\u003c\/em\u003e are painted in bold lettering. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003eThis piece addresses themes of abuse, sexual assault, and the cultural systems that rely on silence. It speaks to the ways survivors are often expected to endure quietly to soften their stories, to make others comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1409\"\u003eCreating \u003cem data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003eSurviving\u003c\/em\u003e was an act of self-definition. Coming out as non-binary required me to reexamine my relationship to visibility, voice, and autonomy. The layered colors reflect that complex identity is not singular. It is multifaceted, shifting, luminous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1637\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eSurviving\u003c\/em\u003e is about endurance, but it is also about power. It is about reclaiming language, reclaiming the body, reclaiming the right to be seen exactly as you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003eThis original painting is part of my ongoing body of work centered on survival, memory, and the tension between vulnerability and strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003eThis painting has been exhibited in the following venues:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContraCommon in Bee Cave, TX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDock Space Gallery in San Antonio, TX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContemporary at Blue Star in San Antonio, TX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003eThe Gallery ATX in Austin, TX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eArt details:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThickness:\u003c\/span\u003e 2\" gallery-wrapped canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e 30\" wide by 40\" inches tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHanging:\u003c\/span\u003e Ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Madison Cowles Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45084229992643,"sku":null,"price":5100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0593\/1203\/files\/Surviving.jpg?v=1770833490","url":"https:\/\/madisoncowlesart.com\/products\/surviving-original-painting","provider":"Madison Cowles Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}