{"product_id":"one-rose-too-many-2025","title":"One Rose Too Many (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003eInk on archival paper\u003cbr\u003e20 x 18 cm (7.9 x 7.1 inches)\u003cbr\u003eFramed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this intimate ink drawing, Studio 198 explores solitude, symbolism, and restrained absurdity through a pared-back visual language inspired by Philip Guston's late figurative works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExecuted in black ink on archival paper, the composition presents a hooded, rock-like figure rendered in deliberate, unembellished line. Sparse cross-hatching and confident contour work give the form weight without excess. The presence of a hanging light bulb, a simple wooden ladder, and a small cluster of flowers introduces quiet narrative tension — objects that feel at once ordinary and symbolic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe drawing embraces reduction. Negative space dominates, allowing the figure to exist in a psychological rather than physical setting. The restrained palette heightens the emotional undercurrent: contemplative, slightly melancholic, yet edged with subtle humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 20 x 18 cm (7.9 x 7.1 inches), the scale reinforces intimacy. This is a work that rewards close viewing — where the nuance of line variation, the pauses in ink, and the balance of composition reveal themselves gradually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented framed, the piece maintains a disciplined, gallery-ready presence while retaining the immediacy of a direct hand-drawn mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a one-off original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio 198","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53193170059601,"sku":null,"price":345.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/4806\/4081\/files\/art-gallery-wall---25.jpg?v=1772574137","url":"https:\/\/studio198.art\/products\/one-rose-too-many-2025","provider":"Studio 198","version":"1.0","type":"link"}