{"product_id":"the-turn","title":"The Turn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Turn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Thank You series)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcrylic, latex, and texture paste on canvas - 30 x 40 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a moment that comes after the longest seasons of darkness - not dramatic, not announced - when something inside simply shifts direction.  Not all at once.  Not without effort.  But irreversibly.  The fear that held the room begins to lose its quthority.  The weight that pressed everything flat begins, against all expectation, to lift.  This is not the moment the darkess ends.  This is the moment you stop moving deeper into it.  This is The Turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe multitude, the countless lives that have stood in their own version of this same darkness, each one a single point of consciousness in an uncountable field of shared human experience.  They are not alone.  You are not alone.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dots that lived in darkness appear again inside the gold - the same multitude, now illuminated.  Nothing about them changed.  Only what the light is doing.  SThe Turn is not a painting about arriving.  It is a painting about the exact moment you decide to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving with The Turn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Turn is meant to be an emotionally immediate piece and first in the Thank You series.  The gold field - textured, luminous, dimensional - catches and shifts with changing light throughout the day, making the sweep feel perpetually in motion.  In the morning the light it glows with warmth.  In afternoon it becomes almost metallic and cool.  At night under arificial light the copper bas deepens and the gold intensifies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt belongs in spaces where the energy of forward movement is welcom - a primary living space, a home office, an entry way that sets the tone for everything that follows.  Against a dark wall the gold field commands the room entirely.  Against a warm neutral it settles into something quieter and more contemplative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a piece for collectors who have lived through a turning point and know exactly what it felt like when the direction changed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcquire The Turn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eTurn \u003c\/em\u003eis an original, one-of-a-kind work and the inaugural piece of the Thank You series by Joseph Fleury.  Available now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph Fleury Artworks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541993836741,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/2964\/2181\/files\/TheTurn.jpg?v=1784175682","url":"https:\/\/josephfleury.com\/products\/the-turn","provider":"Joseph Fleury Artworks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}