{"title":"Cycles\u0026Sequences","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"untitled-01-11-featuring-lukas-ridgeston","title":"Untitled #01\/11, featuring Lukas Ridgeston","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e122 x 122 cm \/ 4' x 4'\u003cbr\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Private Collection, Long Island, NY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsummate skill and expansive imagination, are evident in this surrealist painting which has a sense of grandeur about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring cycles of life, notions of time and enduringness, change and transition in today's disposable society, this series ultimately invites us to contemplate our own existence, place in time, and mortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurther adding to the artwork's significance, is that this is the first ever painting of the iconic Bel Ami star, Lukas Ridgeston.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18253624770671,"sku":"OOB-01\/11","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0111.jpg?v=1542587507"},{"product_id":"untitled-02-11-featuring-dolph-lambert","title":"Untitled #02\/11, featuring Dolph Lambert","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e31 x 31 cm \/ 12\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Geneva\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beguiling and intimate painting features Dolph Lambert, one of Bel Ami's most successful and popular stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Watson's series, Cycles\u0026amp;Sequences, which explores the cycles of life, notions of time and enduringness, and change and transition in today's disposable society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmploying impressive composition, colour and balance, this fine painting ultimately invites us to contemplate our own existence, place in time, and mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-02-11-featuring-dolph-lambert-1\" title=\"Untitled #02\/11 (featuring Dolph Lambert) Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-02-11-featuring-dolph-lambert-2\" title=\"Untitled #02\/11 (featuring Dolph Lambert) Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18253658423407,"sku":"OOB-02\/11","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0211.jpg?v=1542587363"},{"product_id":"untitled-03-11-featuring-kris-evans-and-dolph-lambert","title":"Untitled #03\/11, featuring Kris Evans and Dolph Lambert","description":"\u003cp\u003e71 x 61 cm \/ 28\" x 24\"\u003cbr\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eCollection, The Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 700 million year old Mount Connor, in central Australia, provides a dramatic backdrop to this arresting scene, which features Bel Ami's Kris Evans and Dolph Lambert. Watson's series titled - Cycles\u0026amp;Sequences, explores the cycles of life, notions of time, enduringness, change and transition in today's disposable society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eButterflies enjoy the briefest of life spans, in contrast to an ancient Roman bust, which miraculously has survived for 2,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA majestic and finely detailed painting, it ultimately invites us to contemplate our own existence - in place, time, and mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18253798146159,"sku":"OOB-03\/11","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0311.jpg?v=1542587694"},{"product_id":"untitled-04-11","title":"Untitled #04\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e122 x 150 cm \/ 48\" x 59\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e144 x 172 cm \/ 56\" x 68\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2011\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis breath-taking scene bathed in bright sunlight, was inspired by time the artist spent in Rome earlier this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn over-sized pink diamond falls before an expansive cloud-filled sky, providing a metaphor for the Vatican's long history of amassing wealth. Watson reminds us of the commercial business nature of many organised religions, in a series which explores the cycles of life, notions of time and enduringness, change and transition in today's disposable society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the world's most famous fountain, the Trevi, is featured in part, providing drama and an eye-catching sense of movement. A clever juxtaposition of a partial butterfly wing and Pegasus' wing, allows us to observe the corresponding furrows and form, contrasting two visually similar structures with different enduringness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis important and rare work, is a fine example of the exciting development and continuing progression of Watson's art practice, mid-career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18253857718383,"sku":"OOB-04\/11","price":100000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0411.jpg?v=1542587874"},{"product_id":"untitled-05-11","title":"Untitled #05\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e61 x 60 cm \/ 24\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e83 x 82 cm \/ 33\" x 33\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board \u003cbr\u003e2011\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA Private Collection, Tokyo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA diffused bright afternoon light illuminates a gently surreal scene in this fine painting from Watson's series, Cycles\u0026amp;Sequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn over-sized diamond is perhaps the perfect metaphor for material consumption, in a series where the artist explores the cycles of life, notions of time and enduringness, and change and transition in today's disposable society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatson saw the original sculpture in the Louvre Museum. The kneeling winged figure is gently picking up a butterfly. In this painting the artist has cleverly obscured this connection to his current series with a symbol of mortality, the skull, which has been used in fine art through-out the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmploying a very successful and simple composition, a dazzling and minimal use of colour, this painting ultimately invites us to contemplate our own existence, place in time, and mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-05-12\" title=\"Untitled #05\/11 Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18253915914351,"sku":"OOB-05\/11","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0511.jpg?v=1542588023"},{"product_id":"untitled-06-11-featuring-lance-corporal-james-wharton","title":"Untitled #06\/11, featuring Lance Corporal James Wharton","description":"\u003cp\u003e43 x 53 cm \/ 17\" x 21\"\u003cbr\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollection, The Artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-06-11-featuring-lance-corporal-james-wharton-1\" title=\"Untitled #06\/11, featuring Lance Corporal James Wharton Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-06-11-featuring-lance-corporal-james-wharton-2\" title=\"Untitled #06\/11, featuring Lance Corporal James Wharton Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18253982007407,"sku":"OOB-06\/11","price":30000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0611.jpg?v=1542588226"},{"product_id":"untitled-07-11-featuring-dolph-lambert","title":"Untitled #07\/11 featuring Dolph Lambert","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e31 x 31 cm \/ 12\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-07-11-featuring-dolph-lambert-1\" title=\"Untitled #07\/11 featuring Dolph Lambert Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18253998882927,"sku":"OOB-07\/11","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0711.jpg?v=1542588342"},{"product_id":"untitled-08-11","title":"Untitled #08\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e40 x 40 cm \/ 16\" x 16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e62 x 62 cm \/ 24\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2011\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonated to the Elton John AIDS Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnow covered mountains provide a dramatic setting in this exquisitely simple and evocative painting. 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