{"product_id":"held-gaze","title":"Held Gaze","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeld Gaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e began with the idea of what happens when we really look at one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have always been fascinated by faces — not because of perfect features, but because of the way a look can say so much before a word is spoken. Curiosity, caution, recognition, confidence, affection, distance — sometimes all at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this work, the faces overlap and press into one another, each with a different expression and direction of gaze. Some look towards you, some past you, some towards each other. I liked the tension of that. It feels social, but also private.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bold colour and simplified forms came naturally. I wanted this contemporary abstract figurative artwork to feel immediate and alive, with each face becoming part of a larger rhythm rather than standing alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor me, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeld Gaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is about connection, but not necessarily an easy one. It is about that moment when someone really sees you — and you realise you are seeing them too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is something powerful in that exchange. No performance, no explanation. Just presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ilana McBain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51693738590523,"sku":"IM-SYW-130-LE3","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/0346\/9115\/files\/ilana-mcbain-held-gaze-contemporary-abstract-figurative-art_jpg.jpg?v=1789519602","url":"https:\/\/www.ilanamcbain.com\/products\/held-gaze","provider":"ilana McBain Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}