{"product_id":"recycled-groundscore-original-painting","title":"Recycled Groundscore - Original Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecycled GroundScore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Acrylic on Canvas • 24” × 36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarted beneath the electric skies of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEDC Las Vegas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carried through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eILLfest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonnaroo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, then slowly unraveled and rebuilt in the studio over the following weeks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecycled GroundScore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is less of a painting and more of an archaeological dig through modern festival culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery inch is packed with the tiny relics we leave behind for one another—kandi bracelets, hat clips, trinkets, sprouts, toys, ducks, mushrooms, aliens, googly eyes, traffic cones, lucky charms, and all the wonderfully ridiculous little treasures that somehow become priceless for five minutes and unforgettable for a lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr maybe they’re just plastic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIs this a portrait of generosity… or consumption?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA celebration of human connection… or a landfill with better lighting?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tiny flower clipped to your hat says, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Nature is beautiful.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIronically, it’s molded from petroleum and will probably outlive the forest it represents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen again… that flower might become the reason two strangers meet, laugh, hug, and remember each other for the rest of their lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo what’s more permanent—the plastic, or the memory?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery object in this painting was once handed from one person to another with no expectation of getting anything back. Thousands of tiny acts of kindness disguised as dollar-store toys. Tiny pieces of joy manufactured by the millions. Waste transformed into meaning. Meaning transformed back into waste.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title itself is a contradiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eground score\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is something forgotten that suddenly becomes valuable because someone else found it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecycled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e suggests renewal. But was anything actually recycled? Or did we just recycle the feeling?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m not interested in answering the question.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m interested in watching your brain try.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the first piece in an ongoing series exploring the beautiful, hilarious, contradictory ecosystem we’ve built inside the festival world—a place where generosity and excess somehow dance together under the same lasers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaybe it’s a warning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaybe it’s a love letter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaybe it’s both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morphis Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49033897771264,"sku":null,"price":5555.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/5242\/7520\/files\/RecycledGroundscore.jpg?v=1784568374","url":"https:\/\/morphisart.com\/es\/products\/recycled-groundscore-original-painting","provider":"Morphis Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}