{"product_id":"birdman-2021","title":"BIRDMAN","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"popup_region\" class=\"title\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail_view_module detail_view_module_artwork_caption prose\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dimensions\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"46\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"28\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eHoward Mason, \u003cem data-end=\"26\" data-start=\"16\"\u003eBird Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"31\" data-start=\"28\"\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e46 X 60 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"794\" data-start=\"48\"\u003ePainted during the lockdown, \u003cem data-end=\"87\" data-start=\"77\"\u003eBird Man\u003c\/em\u003e is an introspective self-portrait that reflects the tension of confinement and the fragile desire for freedom. The artist crouches within a compressed, angular space, his body folded tightly as though caught between stillness and flight. The posture, with its hunched back and tilted head, subtly evokes the form of a bird — a creature bound to the ground yet yearning for release. The stark geometry of the setting amplifies the sense of enclosure, while the artist’s upward gaze suggests both vigilance and hope. Through this quietly charged image, Mason transforms the isolation of the pandemic into a meditation on endurance, metamorphosis, and the irrepressible human instinct to transcend constraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Howard Mason","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52275840942413,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/7335\/6877\/files\/alephcontemporary-howard-mason-birdman-2021_ade7659d-685f-4097-bf49-1e48f59de88a.webp?v=1755806045","url":"https:\/\/alephcontemporary.com\/fr\/products\/birdman-2021","provider":"Aleph Contemporary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}