{"product_id":"swept-away-tabletop-bronze-sculpture-gesso-cocteau","title":"SWEPT AWAY\/Tabletop","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eTable Top\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBRONZE  14” x 14” x 8” |  Edition of 25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a very old poem that inspired this piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is called “Married Love” by Kuan Tao_Sheng, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt goes as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e You and I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave so much love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurns like fire,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn which we bake a lump of clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMolded into a figure of you\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd a figure of me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen we take both of them,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd break them into pieces,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd mold again a figure of you,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd a figure of me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am in your clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are in my clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn life we share a single quilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn death we will share one bed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the deepest human yearnings is to connect with another human being. To be inextricably linked to another soul. “The deep desire for love, to be one with another on all levels, crosses all times and boundaries.” It is interesting to note that from ancient times clay has been associated with the human body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-title\" aria-label=\"SWEPT AWAY \/ TABLE TOP\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullscreen-side-bar-description\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/303607558?background=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"gessococteau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12853854797897,"sku":"","price":4300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0027\/9553\/6457\/files\/Swept2_e7ce2d67-7961-4a0f-a431-6bd53d39b5de.png?v=1744853989","url":"https:\/\/gessococteau.com\/products\/swept-away-tabletop-bronze-sculpture-gesso-cocteau","provider":"Gesso Cocteau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}