{"product_id":"it-means-exactly-what-you-think-original","title":"It means exactly what you think","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: Fringe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100cm x 100cm\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on canvas\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid wood, natural or stained finish\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ready to hang\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFringe’s series of double love portraits, of Donald \u0026amp; Daffy Duck, and Charlie Brown with Snoopy for example, make universal statements about cohesion in a fractured world. The paintings are messages of reassurance, given that the characters are so familiar, and their friendships are some of the most iconic love stories on earth. Added to the familiarity is the recurring theme of love as a fabrication of street art, expressed through spray-can hearts as a matrix. The work is joyfully precious, imagining successful cartoon characters that are like commodified brands in the world of commercial art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFringe Biography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe gave up a corporate salary to paint. Fourteen shows later, nobody's laughing.\u003c\/span\u003eBorn in the late 1970s, Fringe traded a title, a ladder, and a ceiling for oil paint and bronze — a decision vindicated by a devoted following spanning Johannesburg, Vienna, Dubai, and the United States. His work — oil on canvas, bronze, ceramic, stone — fuses commercial iconography with a visual language entirely his own. Recurring characters \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anonymousf.com\/collections\/gutinke-meine\" title=\"Gutinke Meine\"\u003eGutinke\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anonymousf.com\/collections\/mylobyfringe\" title=\"Mylo\"\u003eMylo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anonymousf.com\/collections\/novabyfringe\" title=\"Nova\"\u003eNova\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anonymousf.com\/collections\/quiet-boy-bronze\" title=\"Quiet Boy\"\u003eQuiet Boy\u003c\/a\u003e each speak a different emotional dialect, united by hope, self-discovery, and unmistakable identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Fringe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52417356366106,"sku":null,"price":200000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/6403\/8682\/files\/315.jpg?v=1782922838","url":"https:\/\/www.anonymousf.com\/products\/it-means-exactly-what-you-think-original","provider":"FringeTheArtist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}