{"product_id":"the-samurai","title":"The Samurai","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-ea3xne\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"framer-text\"\u003eThe way of the Samurai\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"framer-text\"\u003eOil on linen, 30x30cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently the British Museum held an exhibition called 'Samurai'. Whilst their I photographed this suit of armour. It was assembled from multiple pieces created across different time periods, no single story pulling them together. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was enamoured with the detail in the armour and wanted to paint it as a study. Whilst there, I spent a lot time watching the other people in museum, how they moved around the different items. Which they lingered on and which they didn't. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I painted the Samurai, it ended up with a double meaning. I first sketched the shaped of the samurai onto the linen and blurred them into the background. Then went in with thicker layers of oil to refine the detail into the armour. This created a haze, almost moving effect in the background. This to me represents two things: firstly, the passage of time from the creation of each piece within the armour to the modern day. Secondly, the movement of people around the armour, in the museum, and the artifact being the constant in the space. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI actually sat on this painting for months after the first few layers. I was worried that one wrong mark might ruin something I couldn't fix. The idea of keeping the original linen background was really important to me for the authenticity of the piece. It was intentional. No colour, no distraction. Just the armour. If I ruined part of the painting, I knew I would have to paint over the background. Eventually, i realised the painting was never going to finish itself, all I could do was try. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LKD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65591001317725,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/5433\/5837\/files\/DD60C64B-23E6-48AA-83B2-BF085930B12A.jpg?v=1786902938","url":"https:\/\/thelkd.com\/products\/the-samurai","provider":"LKD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}