{"product_id":"thresholds-12-x-16-oil-on-canvas","title":"THRESHOLDS - Set of 6 framed pieces 12\"x16\" - oil on canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHRESHOLDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic and oil on canvas 6 panels, each 12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.5 cm) Year 2024 Available $5,250 for the complete set\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix spatial paintings rendered in deep blue monochrome. Each canvas holds the geometry of a doorway, a corridor, a corner. Moments of architectural passage reduced to their essential form and bathed in light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series reads like a slow walk through six thresholds:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold 1: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe First Step. A luminous opening glimpsed from a distance, calling him forward. A door stood before him, worn and uninviting, yet calling him to push through. On the other side, light poured in. New opportunities, new faces, new dreams. The threshold wasn't a barrier, it was a beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold 2: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Closed Door. Two doorways framing a central wall, the moment of standing before what is no longer open. The threshold between childhood and adulthood wasn't marked by a grand event, but a quiet moment, when the familiar no longer felt like home and the unknown became something to explore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold 3: \u003c\/strong\u003eCrossing Over. Two forms meeting at a horizontal line. The literal moment of passage. He stood between two worlds, one foot in the past, one inch from the future. With a deep breath, he let go of what was, and embraced what could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold 4: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Unseen Door. The view from inside. Walls converging, light above, a path emerging below. In the blur of daily life, he never noticed the door right in front of him. It wasn't until everything fell apart that the hidden threshold appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold 5: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Silent Transition. A mirrored composition, world above reflected in world below. The kind of crossing made without announcement. There are thresholds you cross without noticing. A slow drift more than a single step. He couldn't say exactly when it happened, only that the world on the other side felt different, and so did he.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold 6: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Circle of Doors. A path opening, the next passage already presenting itself. Every door led to another. Each threshold crossed opened up new paths, but none stayed open forever. Life, he realized, was a circle of doors. Constantly closing, opening, inviting him to step through, again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a door slammed shut, he found another quietly opening. Stepping through, he discovered that closures aren't final but transitions guiding him to something greater. The Thresholds series renders that exact moment, when one self ends and another begins to find its form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainted in oil and acrylic on canvas, the surface holds its painterly weave throughout. No flat color, no graphic edges. The blue lives and breathes across the six panels, each piece quietly different in temperature and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet of 6 original acrylic and oil paintings on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as a complete set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach panel: 12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep blue monochrome palette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by the artist on each panel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes certificate of authenticity for the complete set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the Thresholds series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipped with care in protective packaging. All 6 panels insured and packaged together for safe delivery. Custom framing available on request.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor international orders, customs duties, import taxes, and VAT are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are determined by the destination country and are the responsibility of the buyer. They may be collected by the carrier prior to or upon delivery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ruben Dario Concepts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52959912427829,"sku":null,"price":4794.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/1669\/7397\/files\/IMG_1256_CROP_121d1377-87ae-4d27-9faa-2591724cd744.jpg?v=1780518554","url":"https:\/\/store.rubendarioconcepts.com\/products\/thresholds-12-x-16-oil-on-canvas","provider":"Ruben Dario Concepts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}