{"product_id":"agil-abdullayev-samad-vurgun-red-hoodie","title":"Samad Vurgun (Red Hoodie)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA series of four large scale oil paintings, Agil Abdullayev’s park series explores themes of identity, gender, intimacy and vulnerability. Rooting Abdullayev’s practice in deeply personal experiences, these works engage with queer cruising culture, specifically within the conservative context of Azerbaijan, the artist’s native country. Confronting the expectations of masculinity and the social taboos surrounding homosexuality, the park represents simultaneously a space of expression and concealment. Subjects and locations are left anonymous as the painting invites viewers to project their own interpretations. Trees and plants are depicted in bold sweeping slabs of colour that create a surreal, dreamlike space. Although the visual  environment is non-specific and abstracted, the titles of the works denote the exact time and location of each painting. Whilst these spaces might not be immediately familiar to the viewer, for the artist they represent an awakening - memories of a transformative period in his life where the park altered from a space of innocence to one of risk, danger, desire, possibility, and liberation. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agil Abdullayev","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53225634005319,"sku":"AAV0026","price":12400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/4257\/2871\/files\/AAV0026-image.jpg?v=1769608396","url":"https:\/\/art.gazelliarthouse.com\/products\/agil-abdullayev-samad-vurgun-red-hoodie","provider":"Gazelli Art House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}