{"product_id":"the-lost-the-vicious","title":"The Lost, The Vicious","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original mixed media artwork by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosie Reyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, created in 2025, is part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eConfidential\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece features a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDodge parked outside a nondescript building\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, creating an atmosphere of mystery, surveillance, conspiracy, and cover-up. The seemingly ordinary American scene becomes a backdrop for questions about national identity and the meaning of being American. Both the automobile and the suggestion of conspiracy and institutional secrecy have become fundamentally woven into the American mainstream experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine collage, fashion magazine cutouts, text, found words, and mixed media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the work layers familiar American imagery with fragments of language and visual culture. The juxtaposition of Americana imagery and cryptic details invites the viewer to construct their own narrative—much like piecing together clues in a case file.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost, The Vicious\u003c\/em\u003e examines the tension between the everyday and the hidden, asking what lies beneath the surface. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20 × 20 × 1.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStretched canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD-ring and wire attached\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-signed on the back of the canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed media collage and acrylic paint \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Josie Reyes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53831054229787,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/3848\/8603\/files\/DE41839A-8514-406D-BB0E-0570DD00BA8A.jpg?v=1787888048","url":"https:\/\/josiereyesart.com\/products\/the-lost-the-vicious","provider":"Josie Reyes Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}