{"product_id":"the-interview","title":"The Interview","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Interview (a transcript)\u003c\/em\u003e comprises a series of Maluka's signature paintings, head-and-shoulders portraits that draw stylistically on the history of painting and mark-making with a street culture edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaluka has a particular interest in minorities, migration and the perception of immigrants in various societies. The point of departure for his portraits is usually a photograph, often torn from a fashion magazine, of a person to whom he senses some immediate connection. From this beginning he proceeds to create characters, to give them personalities - glamorous, sexy, cool, sultry - and to place them in contexts that buzz and pulsate. He often draws an analogy between putting on a play and an exhibition - there are reasons why the word 'show' is used to describe both: each requires characters, actors, a set, a script, an audience and the inevitable critics …\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mustafa Maluka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43990041952410,"sku":"11484","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0350\/5704\/1545\/files\/0BB407FA-ECCA-4F16-B6EB-F6C5F5BEDC93_1_105_c_13b61c95-900c-4e59-b1b1-2ee7491f798f.jpg?v=1722332362","url":"https:\/\/store.a4arts.org\/en-us\/products\/the-interview","provider":"A4 Arts Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}