{"title":"God Hates Labels","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eGod Hates Labels questions the words we use to define ourselves and one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSimple directions such as \u003ci\u003eLeft\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTop\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBottom\u003c\/i\u003e quickly become symbols of identity, belief and belonging. \u003c\/span\u003eWhat first appears straightforward gradually unfolds into something far more ambiguous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSoft layers of colour dissolve into one another while sharply defined words remain fixed, creating a visual dialogue between certainty and uncertainty. The closer we look, the less absolute those definitions become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRather than taking a political position, the series reflects on our instinct to simplify what is rarely simple. It asks how easily language shapes perception and how often labels prevent us from seeing the complexity that exists beneath them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEvery painting invites us to look beyond categories and rediscover the individual.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/xraycollectiveart.com\/collections\/god-hates-labels.oembed","provider":"X-RAY Collective Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}