{"product_id":"i-m-sorry-i-wasn-t-there","title":"I’m Sorry I Wasn’t There","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eI’m Sorry I Wasn’t There\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlbert Perez (AKA Tank)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAcrylic on parachute cloth, stretched\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 32”W x 44\"H \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraming available upon request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"I'm Sorry I Wasn't There is a telling of my deepest fear which almost came to life of losing my mother before I got back home. She got really sick and ended up in hospice care a few years ago. Thankfully she found the strength to get better and has made a complete recovery, but that fear stays with me to this day. This unfortunately is something many incarcerated go through and have experienced.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbert Perez, who signs his work as “Tank,” was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was introduced to art at a young age and as he grew older, he developed a passion for comic books, initially copying his favorite heroes before teaching himself to draw freehand and invent original characters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the past 17 years, Perez has been incarcerated while fighting a wrongful conviction, including 10 years in solitary confinement. Throughout this time, art has been a vital source of resilience and escape, allowing him to mentally transcend his circumstances through vivid scenes of dragons, aliens, and heroic fantasy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Albert Perez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53402860912913,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/0469\/9729\/files\/I_msorryIwasn_tthere_AlbertPerez_MortonContemporaryweb.jpg?v=1776122258","url":"https:\/\/mortoncontemporary.com\/products\/i-m-sorry-i-wasn-t-there","provider":"Morton Contemporary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}