{"product_id":"preussisk-bla-prussian-blue-original-oil-painting","title":"Preussisk blå – Fear is the mind killer – Original Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8em;\"\u003eAn evocative original oil painting titled \u003cem\u003ePreussisk blå – Fear is the mind killer\u003c\/em\u003e. Exploring themes of nuclear deterrence, geopolitical tension, and biological form, the artwork depicts silent nuclear submarines and sleeping sperm whales positioned vertically in the deep, cold blue ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 1.2em 0; padding-left: 1.2em; border-left: 3px solid #000; color: #333;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8em; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"Ever since reading a survival handbook as a child, I have lived with the subconscious fear of nuclear war. On February 24, 2022, that distant anxiety turned into a stark reality. Following the war in Ukraine and studying nuclear doctrines led me into the absurd world of 'Mutually Assured Destruction' — where the ultimate guarantors of balance are nuclear submarines resting hundreds of meters deep in the dark oceans.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8em; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"In the autumn of 2022, I saw a photograph of sleeping sperm whales resting vertically in pods. Their silent, colossal forms eerily mirror those of nuclear submarines suspended in the depths — a biological, inevitable logic that felt poetically apt for exploring our collective fear of annihilation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0em; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"As Frank Herbert so aptly described it in \u003cem\u003eDune\u003c\/em\u003e: 'I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8em;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cyon.se\/work\/fear-is-the-mind-killer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRead the full artist statement and essay at cyon.se →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8em; font-size: 0.9em; color: #555;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote on Shipping: Delivery within the Greater Stockholm area is available for 1,000 SEK. For international shipping or delivery outside Stockholm, please contact us directly before purchasing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 0.8em 0; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARTWORK DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e »Preussisk blå – Fear is the mind killer«\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nikolaj Jesper Cyon\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214 × 132 × 3.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExhibited:\u003c\/strong\u003e Skärholmens Vårsalong (FOLK i Skärholmen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nikolaj Cyon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55527569850709,"sku":null,"price":120000.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0071\/0059\/6279\/files\/Preussiskbla-hela.jpg?v=1793019704","url":"https:\/\/store.cyon.se\/products\/preussisk-bla-prussian-blue-original-oil-painting","provider":"Nikolaj Cyon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}