{"title":"Africa","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oil-africa\" title=\"Oil - Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAFRICA lives in my soul\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oil-africa\" title=\"Oil - Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMy Ghanaian roots inspire strong woman, vibrant colours, and scenes full of dignity and warmth. 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They symbolize the harmony of body, spirit, and lineage—an unbroken thread woven across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough vibrant colours and rich impasto textures, the work speaks of resilience, heritage, and the quiet transmission of wisdom from mother to daughter, from one generation to the next.\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is not only seen, it is felt. 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This explosion of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-color-index: 1; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-GB; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;\"\u003ecolor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-color-index: 1; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-GB; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;\"\u003e surrounds the dark profile, drawing the viewer's focus to the unseen expression and inner world suggested by the figure's dignified posture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APPIAH art","offers":[{"title":"W 60 cm x H 70 cm without frame","offer_id":57306337083717,"sku":null,"price":1700.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/7531\/7061\/files\/Definingstrength.jpg?v=1775552257"},{"product_id":"adorned-in-peace","title":"Adorned in Peace","description":"\u003cp style=\"language: en-CH; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Aptos; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-color-index: 1; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-GB; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;\"\u003eThe portrait captures a powerful sense of resilient beauty and contemplation. 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