{"product_id":"apple-of-my-eye-original-mixed-media-2010-collage-by-milagros-melendez-art-restoration-vintage-poster-art-gallery","title":"‘Apple of My Eye’ Original Mixed Media  (2010) Collage by Milagros Melendez | art restoration vintage poster art gallery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Maybe one of my favorites because it sums up the humor, irony, and drama of life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBegun in 2005 as a portrait of a toilet bowl perfectly framed in a metal structure in a space that my employer in New York was looking to rent. So out of place, whether it was intentionally staged, or the elements were left in the area to be discarded, and my brain zeroed in on the composition,  the image was imprinted on my mind ,and I reproduced it from memory.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOver the next five years, the concept evolved from a static 2-dimensional painting to an intriguing collage filled with dark humor. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"I removed the toilet from the original setting that it was painted against and situated it against a pleated red-brown background, adding the metallic fish trying for the tantalizing apple balanced on the toilet's rim.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry for it! You may win the prize, or wind up in the toilet!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePresented here is an original mixed-media work of art by the owner of Happiest Kid Finds, Milagros Melendez. This is the kind of work that emphasizes the artist's range of interest in subject matter and design approach. Add this to your collection today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eMilagros Melendez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eT\u003cstrong\u003eitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eApple of My Eye, (also titled: \u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003eLa Manzanita\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2005-2010\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e28.75\" x 36\" \/ 73x91.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003emixed media: acrylic and oil paint, varnish, cardboard mat, reused gold frame. No glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vertical\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eGood—scuffs on the cardboard and on the frame, particularly along the edges and corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HAPPIEST KID FINDS - Museum-quality art restoration, vintage posters, art gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52924183904437,"sku":null,"price":849.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3683\/1157\/files\/IMG_7752.jpg?v=1785683311","url":"https:\/\/www.happiestkidfinds.com\/products\/apple-of-my-eye-original-mixed-media-2010-collage-by-milagros-melendez-art-restoration-vintage-poster-art-gallery","provider":"HAPPIEST KID FINDS - Museum-quality art restoration, vintage posters, art gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}