{"product_id":"star-existential-observations","title":"STAR | EXISTENTIAL OBSERVATIONS","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTAR\u003c\/strong\u003e is an original acrylic painting from Margarita Ceko’s \u003cem\u003eEXISTENTIAL OBSERVATIONS\u003c\/em\u003e series, exploring the stories we construct around other people before we know anything about them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman floats at the centre of a resort pool, completely absorbed in rest. Around her, appetite, pleasure, curiosity and observation unfold at once: pizza, champagne, cocktails, bodies, glances. The scene is humorous, but the question beneath it is psychological. What do we think we know about a person from the way they look, rest, eat, occupy space or appear to relate to their own body?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSTAR\u003c\/em\u003e turns the act of looking back onto the viewer. Confidence, excess, freedom, beauty, discipline, self-acceptance, indulgence and judgment can all appear in the same image depending on who is looking. The painting leaves the biography unresolved and makes the observer’s reaction part of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainted on the Gold Coast, Australia, the work combines contemporary figurative painting, social observation and Margarita Ceko’s characteristic humour, using soft resort colours against sharp black, pink and orange accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nArtist: Margarita Ceko\u003cbr\u003e\nYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003e\nSeries: EXISTENTIAL OBSERVATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\nMedium: Acrylic on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: 61 × 76.2 cm (24 × 30 in)\u003cbr\u003e\nOriginal: One-of-a-kind original artwork\u003cbr\u003e\nSignature: Signed by the artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe original artwork is sold as a unique work and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREAD THE ESSAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nExplore the ideas behind \u003cem\u003eSTAR\u003c\/em\u003e in Margarita Ceko’s essay \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.margaritaceko.com\/post\/star-what-do-you-see-when-you-look-at-someone\"\u003e“STAR: What Do You See When You Look at Someone?”\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOUSE OF MARGARITA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506054107245,"sku":"MCE-STAR-2026","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/2074\/5069\/files\/CekoMargarita_STAR_2026_resized.jpg?v=1790254303","url":"https:\/\/houseofmargarita.store\/products\/star-existential-observations","provider":"HOUSE OF MARGARITA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}