{"product_id":"le-pain-du-brancusi","title":"Le pain du Brancusi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePigment print on Japanese gampi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e8 x 10 in\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003elimited edition of 10\u003c\/strong\u003e. Printed on delicate yet resilient gampi paper, this work brings together material subtlety and sculptural presence. Its luminous surface and fine texture deepen the image’s quiet intensity, making each print feel intimate, rare, and carefully considered. Issued in a \u003cstrong\u003elimited edition of 10\u003c\/strong\u003e, the piece speaks to both craftsmanship and exclusivity, offering collectors a small-format work with strong conceptual and visual impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"artist-statement\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLe Pain du Brancusi\u003c\/strong\u003e considers bread as a sculptural substance and Brâncuși as a master of reduction. Constantin Brâncuși did not decorate; he carved away the unnecessary until form arrived at its most essential truth, where stone no longer felt heavy or resistant, but inevitable. Bread follows a similarly elemental logic: flour, water, salt, heat. There is no excess, no disguise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn shaping bread into \u003cem\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e, the work joins one primal material to one primal form. Bread, the substance of nourishment and survival, is pressed into Brâncuși’s severe and tender geometry of union: two faces, two bodies, two halves meeting across a single unwavering seam. Stripped of ornament, the image becomes a meditation on intimacy, necessity, and essence. In this gesture, the humble loaf is transformed into both offering and monument, earth distilled into sustenance, sustenance distilled into love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mari Calai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54755532046702,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/8146\/3662\/files\/lepandebrancusi.jpg?v=1788966857","url":"https:\/\/cefain.com\/products\/le-pain-du-brancusi","provider":"Ce Fain!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}