{"product_id":"water-map-1","title":"Water Map 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003e110 x 180 cm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSigned Limited Edition 1 of 5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGiclee Print on Museum Quality Archival Paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ralphkerlesart.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCustom Commissions Available\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eAt first glance, the image appears luminous and almost golden, alive with movement, reflection and light. Yet the longer one looks, the more the water begins to behave like land. The surface opens into something resembling an aerial map: sandbanks, waterholes, pathways, borders and remembered terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1785027991580_464\"\u003eThe work began as a photograph of reflected light on water, but its final form suggests something more expansive. It sits between abstraction and landscape, between surface and depth, between looking down into water and seeing from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWater Map 1\u003c\/em\u003e also carries an unexpected echo of East Kimberley painting: not through imitation, but through spaciousness, restraint, and the way the central form sits within a surrounding field. The work invites the viewer to consider how water can become image, how reflection can become memory, and how abstraction can suggest place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1782277272467_227\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1782277252220_227\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1782277186355_204\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Offshore Aerial Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffshore Aerial captures coastal waters from a perspective that resembles aerial mapping. The works blend sea, sky, and shoreline into abstract formations that feel both expansive and intimate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ralph Kerle Store","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition 1\/5","offer_id":59862856106065,"sku":"103804-110x180-1\/5","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/0203\/5537\/files\/ArtworkImages-GreyBorder1000x1000px_1c5f916f-9cc4-432a-9e6e-4e56d8bbab12.png?v=1785028375","url":"https:\/\/www.ralphkerlesart.com\/products\/water-map-1","provider":"Ralph Kerle's Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}