{"product_id":"encounters-2-shawn-in-the-shower","title":"ENCOUNTERS #2 SHAWN IN THE SHOWER by Dean Crozier—an intimate, colour‑rich artwork where cool tiles meet warm flesh. A striking contemporary piece from the Encounters series, crafted in synthetic polymer and beautifully framed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eENCOUNTERS #2 SHAWN IN THE SHOWER \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eEncounters Series, No. 2\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynthetic polymer on canvas 68.5 × 88.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Framed in a black floating frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eShawn in the Shower\u003c\/em\u003e is the second work in Dean Crozier’s \u003cem\u003eEncounters\u003c\/em\u003e series, a body of paintings that revisits intimate memories and the quiet vulnerability of past relationships. Here, a young man rests his face against the cool tiled wall of a shower cubicle, meeting the viewer’s gaze with a gentle, unguarded stillness. Water distorts the contours of his body, softening edges and blurring form, as though memory itself is shifting beneath the surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cool blue geometry of the tiled wall heightens the warmth of Shawn’s pink‑toned skin, creating a striking chromatic tension between distance and closeness, detachment and tenderness. Dean’s use of synthetic polymer amplifies the luminous interplay of colour and moisture, capturing both the physical immediacy of the moment and the emotional resonance it carries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work reflects on lovers remembered—open, comfortable, and unselfconscious—inviting the viewer into a private encounter held gently between past and present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Crozier Gallery ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48608083935487,"sku":null,"price":680.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4966\/8351\/files\/ENCOUNTERS_2SHAWNINTHESHOWER.jpg?v=1780191775","url":"https:\/\/deancroziergallery.art\/products\/encounters-2-shawn-in-the-shower","provider":"Dean Crozier Gallery ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}