{"product_id":"keep-smiling","title":"'Keep Smiling'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis bold acrylic painting features 12 deconstructed acid-house smiley faces scattered across a vivid yellow background, as if they’ve slipped or collapsed into the frame. Their once-familiar circular forms are broken into thick black arcs and ovals, intertwining in an energetic, almost chaotic rhythm. Perched delicately atop a few of these fragmented shapes are three small bees, their presence adding a moment of stillness and life amid the disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a much larger version of a painting I did during the 2021 lockdown, the piece captures a palpable sense of uncertainty. The disassembled smiley faces evoke a feeling of something once whole now destabilized, their joyful symbolism disrupted. The bees, meanwhile, bring a quiet resilience—tiny observers navigating a world that has momentarily fallen apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a balance of tension and hope: a visual diary of a time when even the brightest symbols felt unsettled, yet life, movement, and possibility persisted. Still smiling amongst the chaos...'Keep Smiling'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcrylic, Spray and Airbrushon on wooden panel, with aluminium support frame - 135cm x 90cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith custom painted frame - 141cm x 98cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josh Parkinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59412044415301,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/6090\/9381\/files\/JP_20260519_KEEP_SMILING_-_RETOUCHED.jpg?v=1789827842","url":"https:\/\/itsjoshparkinson.com\/products\/keep-smiling","provider":"Josh Parkinson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}