{"title":"O\u0026A Collective","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTHE FRACTURED MENAGERIE: The merging of graphic art and photorealism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe O\u0026amp;A Collective (Oil \u0026amp; Acrylic) was founded by\u003cstrong\u003e Jonny Fyvie and Zoë Moss.\u003c\/strong\u003e This collaboration plays with the stark juxtaposition of two distinct styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAt the core of our practice is the tension between the simulation and reality. Jonny constructs the manufactured facade, immaculate, flat, two-dimensional acrylic avatars heavily rooted in graphic and urban aesthetics. Zoë shatters them. Using master-level, hyper-realistic oils, she tears geometric windows into the pristin surface, revealing the raw, breathing human truth trapped beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOur debut original series, The Fractured Menagerie, serves as a direct critique of modern identity and the \"curated self\". Within these portraits, the animals represent the uncontrollable rawness of the human condition, actively fracturing the flawless masks we project to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFollowing a sold-out collection with New York's prestigious Krause Gallery, The O\u0026amp;A Collective continues to explore the profound psychological weight of the masks we wear, and the visceral realities we suppress.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"otter-o-and-a-collective-arkley-fine-art","title":"Otter","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Acrylic and Oil on Wood Panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eOtter is an original contemporary artwork from The Fractured Menagerie, the debut series by the O\u0026amp;A Collective, the collaborative practice of artists Jonny Fyvie and Zoë Moss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe series explores the tension between the polished identities we present to the world and the more unpredictable realities beneath them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWords from the artists: \"Otter explores the exhausting tension of trying to hold chaos together while pretending everything is perfect. The animal is wild,wet, and unpredictable, a visceral counterweight to the pristine digital mask designed for the outside world. It exposes the sheer, desperate effort required to make a messy life look flawlessly curated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O\u0026A Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57289424634234,"sku":null,"price":4200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/7061\/9258\/files\/Otter_The_O_A_Arkley_5d8533d6-82c7-4628-8949-c9465cc3154f.jpg?v=1789989608"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/7061\/9258\/collections\/Mimic_The_O_A_Collective_Arkley.jpg?v=1789976945","url":"https:\/\/www.arkleyfineart.com\/collections\/the-o-a-collective.oembed","provider":"Arkley Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}