{"product_id":"receding-waters-by-ana-marie-liddell-charlottesville-va-copy","title":"National(ist) Uniform(ity) by Erik Jon Olson (Plymouth, MN)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNational(ist) Uniform(ity)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003eErik Jon Olson (Plymouth, MN)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003eQuilted Plastic Waste, 34” H x 62” W x 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003eArtwork:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe three straight jackets of National(ist) Uniform(ity) layer two concepts, one environmental and one social. The environmental is that our ubiquitous use of plastic now has a strangle hold on the way we live. The social is that white Christian nationalism has a strangle hold on the lives and minds of MAGA believers. The main strap being red signifies the neck tie of the current resident of the White House and the grip he has on our country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003eUsing quilted plastic waste as my medium, I create works that deal with the effects of consumerism, mass consumption and unfettered capitalism. By layering environmental issues with social justice messaging, my art emphasizes our alienation from the environment and each other, our willingness to waste, and our subsequent need for healing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003eBy minimizing my carbon footprint in the creation of pieces and transcending the medium without denying what it is, I create art that embodies Marshall McLuhan’s concept that “the medium is the message.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Bahnschrift SemiLight',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward A. Dixon Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48899220570286,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/1311\/0958\/files\/Olson-National_ist_Uniform_ity.jpg?v=1786304496","url":"https:\/\/shop.eadgallery.com\/products\/receding-waters-by-ana-marie-liddell-charlottesville-va-copy","provider":"Edward A. Dixon Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}