{"product_id":"red-poppies-ii-by-lauren-hua","title":"Red Poppies II by Lauren Hua","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed Poppies II\u003cbr\u003eLauren Hua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic, gold foil \u0026amp; mixed media on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12”h x 12”w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you hold a poppy, she is heavy. She holds more in her butterfly petals than their light and fluttering breathing. She is memory and meaning. Her hue of crimson is a dart, her spine is straight and her eyes hold yours in a direct knowing stare. You do not love a poppy just for her beauty. You love her knowing she is something more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet to Know the Austin Artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLauren Hua is an contemporary abstract painter who uses art as a way to blend her American upbringing with her Asian heritage. Carrying her heritage to the canvas as the subject, her pieces are free flowing, with both Japanese and Chinese influences in the brush strokes, motifs and compositions, yet breaks from tradition with bold textures and splashes of metallics which speaks to the more Western, independent, contemporary style.\u003cbr\u003eHer work expresses her pursuit of art and beauty, despite being taught these things were of little value, while still honoring her upbringing. These concepts have shaped her approach to art and been growing and evolving since she first started painting in 2020 when she left her established career and began to discover who she was as a person as well as an artist.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lauren Hua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42857990488153,"sku":"LHU11","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/8707\/9001\/files\/Red_Poppies_2_White_Background.png?v=1763746014","url":"https:\/\/artforthepeoplegallery.com\/products\/red-poppies-ii-by-lauren-hua","provider":"Art For The People Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}