{"title":"Katie Brightside","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bad-romance-pretty-toxic-thing-oracle-card-deck-color-in-instruction-guide-paperback","title":"Bad Romance: PRETTY TOXIC THING - Oracle Card Deck Color-in Instruction Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bad Romance, Pretty Toxic Thing, art exhibition previewed at the \u003cem\u003eMagic Box\u003c\/em\u003e in the \u003cem\u003eMondrian\u003c\/em\u003e West Hollywood, June 2022. It was inspired by the song of the same name. Lady Gaga's \u003cem\u003eBad Romance\u003c\/em\u003e entwines the over-arching lyrical meaning and fairytale to create a new world of highly imaginative mural scale artworks. The artwork explores pretty things that are toxic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot everything is at is seems, and not everything that seems is!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e- José Saramago\u003c\/em\u003e_\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrightside has been working in the creative industry for 22 years and for the latter 12 has had a narrowed focus of illustrating the re-telling of fables and moralistic stories. A few provocative authors that have embellished theoretical curiosity and which have translated directly into her artwork are Angela Carter - \u003cem\u003eThe Bloody Chamber\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack Zipes -\u003cem\u003e Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, Bruno Bettelheim - \u003cem\u003eThe Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, and Catherine Orenstein's - \u003cem\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, Brightside's study of these authors and deep-diving into symbolism, she has imbued her own metaphors and meaning in the artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Oracle Card Deck and Color-in Instruction Guide Set are the first part in a hexalogy series that start to explain the meaning behind her illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explains how to read the Oracle Cards, whilst also having the option to use them as a color-in meditation practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHopefully you will enjoy insight into how the whimsical Brightside thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51227769700575,"sku":"9781087893273","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8qQeDzGrvE9781087893273.webp?v=1787100980"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/katie-brightside.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}