{"product_id":"bliss-1","title":"Bliss #1","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of Thomas Piekunka’s ongoing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBliss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, this work is inspired by Joseph Campbell’s simple yet challenging admonition: “Follow your bliss.” Through his signature freed painting technique, Piekunka transforms paint from a surface-bound medium into a suspended, immersive environment, allowing color and material to exist independently in space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposed of cascading strands layered with luminous blues, greens, and passages of golden yellow, the work evokes the sensation of moving through a dense landscape or shimmering curtain of light. As viewers shift their position, the composition continuously changes, revealing new relationships between transparency, color, and depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePiekunka’s process challenges the traditional boundaries of painting while remaining deeply connected to its essential elements: color, gesture, and materiality. The liberated paint skins create a work that is simultaneously painting, sculpture, and spatial experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the context of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBliss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, the work becomes a meditation on freedom—not as a destination, but as an ongoing act of discovery. Like Campbell’s philosophy, it invites viewers to trust intuition, embrace transformation, and remain open to the unexpected paths that lead toward fulfillment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Piekunka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010040484204,"sku":null,"price":8000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/9023\/6012\/files\/Bliss_1Large.jpg?v=1784236855","url":"https:\/\/www.mashgallery.com\/products\/bliss-1","provider":"MASH Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}