{"product_id":"2940150013070","title":"The Disappearing Women","description":"“The Disappearing Women” is a visual exhibition of California artist and writer Marques Vickers figurative paintings and sculptures created between 1998-2014. Over 75 artworks are showcased along with four short stories authored by Vickers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four short stories address the complexities of sustaining relationships and chronicle narratives involving women who have disappeared from the author’s life. As Vickers notes in his preface “Love may simply be a four-letter word but relationships require more syllables and certainly greater complexity.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four works include “Forgotten” about his encounter with a former lover undergoing cancer treatment four years after their last parting. “The Long Slow Goodbye” narrates a doomed coupling with a fellow writer, which lingers and plods over a 12-month period before finally extinguishing. “The Rebound” chronicles a painful relationship that begins promisingly yet never sustains traction. “The Dreamed Woman” is a poetic recollection of impressions that never ultimately materialize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis 75+ displayed Figurative works are stressed by the artist in his preface as being “constructed and influenced by a convergence of introspection and sensuality. Each are stimulated and interpreted by an internal dialogue and fabricated into a formal presentation. They are likely to defy immediate interpretation. They are neither instantaneously digestible nor approachable. Their appreciation requires time and contemplation.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The Disappearing Women” is an introspective analysis of relationships and their failings but an acknowledgement that impressions and observations require time and detachment to evaluate their true significance and impact. Women, both real and imagined have strongly impacted the artist’s work and remain a constant source of inspiration and interpretation.","brand":"Marquis Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073216266480,"sku":"2940150013070","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150013070_p0.jpg?v=1763728250","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150013070","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}