{"product_id":"cristo-escamilla-wire-lizard-wire-art","title":"Cristo Escamilla: Red Headed Agama Lizard  Wire Art","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eArtist Cristo Escamilla's red-headed agama really stops you in your tracks, that cobalt body, that brick-red head, and it's not artistic license. The \u003cstrong\u003emale \u003cem\u003eAgama agama\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e native to the rocky outcrops of sub-Saharan Africa, a\u003cstrong\u003ectually looks like this\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dominant males flush into full color to signal territory and attract mates, making them one of the most visually arresting lizards on the planet. \u003cstrong\u003eCristo has rendered that biological drama\u003c\/strong\u003e in miniature with complete conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe piece is built from magnet wire, fine enameled copper wire whose resin coating carries the color,  looped and massed by hand until the body achieves real volume and weight. The blue shifts and shimmers depending on the light, while the red head reads as dense and almost velvety. Once the form is complete, Cristo applies paint into the recesses between the loops, deepening the shadows and giving the surface the kind of tonal depth you'd expect from a painting, not a wire sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe pose is perfect: flat, splayed, utterly at ease, like a lizard who has found the best warm rock and has no plans to move!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Mexico City \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 2''Tall 8''Long 5''Wide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandia Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47532491112697,"sku":"320362CE","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0245\/1069\/3451\/files\/IMG-5014.jpg?v=1779546228","url":"https:\/\/www.sandiafolk.com\/products\/cristo-escamilla-wire-lizard-wire-art","provider":"Sandia Folk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}