{"product_id":"jill-london-blue-swish","title":"Jill London: Luminous Excavation, painting in 22K Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e9 3\/4”W x 15 3\/4”H x 3\/4”D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn this luminous horizontal panel, Jill London orchestrates a brilliant collision between the ancient technical lineage of the 18th Dynasty and the high-velocity mark-making of the 1980s New York avant-garde. Having honed her gestural vocabulary while working in the studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat, London translates the raw energy of the Lower East Side into a sophisticated, material-driven meditation. The work is grounded in a radiant 22-carat gold leaf surface, applied using a three-thousand-year-old water-gilding process involving clay bole and rabbit-skin glue on a traditional wood panel measuring 15 3\/4 inches wide by 9 3\/4 inches high. Over this shimmering field, London applies hand-mixed egg tempera in a vibrant palette of persimmon, burnt orange, and deep lapis blue, utilizing a complex series of calligraphic sweeps and rhythmic sgraffito incisions. These marks act as a tactile excavation, stripping away matte earth pigments to reveal the brilliant gold ground beneath, a technique that reflects the influence of master gilders like Robert Kulicke while maintaining a frenetic, contemporary pulse. The physical 3\/4-inch depth of the handmade panel lends the piece a sculptural weight that allows it to float off the wall, while the artist’s signature in graphite on the reverse confirms its authenticity as a circa 2000 artifact. By rejecting synthetic mediums in favor of raw minerals and organic binders, London creates a dynamic field of energy that functions as a bridge between the gritty downtown Manhattan art scene and the refined craftsmanship of antiquity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFind more information about Jill Londons’s craft at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gilders.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egilders.com\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2005 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ByCloudia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48297737978073,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/6749\/6409\/files\/D49D80A6-5260-4EA2-A67E-60110506D771.jpg?v=1776539774","url":"https:\/\/bycloudia.life\/products\/jill-london-blue-swish","provider":"ByCloudia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}