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Ross Jones-Karman Original Oil
Ross Jones-Karman Original Oil
Ross Jones-Karman Original Oil

Ross Jones-Karman Original Oil

$34,000.00

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Ross Jones-Karman 34,000 NZD inc GST
Original Oil on fine portrait linen, on the wrap around canvas
950 x 1250 mm; 37.4 x 49.21 in
At the centre sits the toy car, perfectly still. It feels as though it has paused between adventures, resting rather than parked. Freed from its original scale, the toy becomes life-sized in importance. It is no longer something to be pushed across the floor but a character in its own right. And like any good character, it earns a name. She becomes Karman, a playful nod to her lineage, affectionate and personal. Tin and paint are given a pulse.
Ultimately, Karman is about how objects carry memory. It is about the way mid-century design continues to whisper promises of a better, cleaner, more elegant world. It is about toys as time machines, capable of transporting us back without warning. In this world, a small tin car can sit beside a modernist dream house, surrounded by lilies and light, and feel entirely at home. Karman is not just a toy. She is a companion from another time, paused on the edge of a bright new journey