{"product_id":"i-choose-passion-classics-original-louise-dear","title":"I Choose Passion - Classics - Original","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommanding the composition with an unwavering gaze, \u003cem\u003e'I Choose Passion'\u003c\/em\u003e is an original mixed-media portrait on aluminium by British contemporary artist Louise Dear. Part of her \u003cstrong\u003eCompact Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e collection, the work revisits one of Dear's established female icons through a more distilled visual language, allowing expressive line, radiant colour and the reflective metallic surface to take the lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConfident, magnetic and fiercely individual, \u003cem\u003e'I Choose Passion'\u003c\/em\u003e feels less like a portrait of a woman and more like a declaration of intent.\u003c\/strong\u003e Facing the viewer directly, Dear's heroine possesses an extraordinary sense of self-assurance. Her sculptural swept-back hair, piercing blue eyes and vivid lips are defined through fluid black line, while bands of electric pink, orange and gold move unapologetically across her face and body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is both glamorous and rebellious. Rather than using colour simply to describe the figure, Dear allows it to travel through her, creating a portrait in which identity, emotion and surface become inseparable. Delicate outlined flowers gather around the lower composition, introducing softness against the strength of her gaze. \u003cstrong\u003eThere is vulnerability and femininity here, but neither diminishes her power.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat confidence feels particularly appropriate to the title. \u003cem\u003e'I Choose Passion'\u003c\/em\u003e suggests agency; the conscious decision to embrace colour, feeling and individuality rather than retreat from them. Within Dear's exuberant artistic world, \u003cstrong\u003epassion becomes something to be worn visibly, bold, joyful and entirely unapologetic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Compact Classics see Dear return to some of her most recognisable and collected imagery with a deliberately lighter touch. Having honed her distinctive mixed-media practice over many years, the artist strips back additional embellishment and allows the strength of her original drawing to become an important decorative element in its own right. The result has an immediacy that feels fresh while remaining unmistakably Louise Dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated on aluminium using mixed media including \u003cstrong\u003egloss paint, gold leaf, diamond dust and glitter\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e'I Choose Passion'\u003c\/em\u003e is transformed by light. The exposed metallic ground creates a luminous backdrop to saturated pigment and sparkling surface details, giving the original a depth and physical presence that photography can only partially convey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e70 × 50cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e'I Choose Passion'\u003c\/em\u003e represents \u003cstrong\u003ean exceptional entry point into Louise Dear's original portfolio\u003c\/strong\u003e. Conceived to open original ownership to a wider circle of collectors, the Compact Classics offer one-off original works that celebrate the imagery and techniques for which Dear has become known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor a collector looking for an artwork with presence, optimism and attitude, \u003cem\u003e'I Choose Passion'\u003c\/em\u003e delivers all three, an unapologetic celebration of living, feeling and choosing boldly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Original work on aluminium: \u003cspan\u003emixed media including gloss paint, gold leaf, diamond dust and glitter.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Size:\u003cspan\u003e 70 x 50 cm \/ 27.55\" x 19.68\" \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame Size: 75 x 55 cm \/ 29.52\" x 21.65\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame: Slim White Matte Tray Frame.\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned to be enjoyed unframed\u003c\/strong\u003e, the artwork is supplied ready to hang with fixings that leave its beautifully finished aluminium edges exposed for a clean, contemporary presentation. 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