{"id":488,"date":"2019-10-27T22:26:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T03:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macdonaldgallery.com\/showroom\/?post_type=product&#038;p=488"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:29:27","slug":"american-pie-by-juan-mira-inspired-by-peter-maxs-flag-with-heart","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.macdonaldgallery.com\/art-and-paintings\/product\/american-pie-by-juan-mira-inspired-by-peter-maxs-flag-with-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;American Pie&#8221; by Juan Mira"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>American Pie \u2014 Original Painting by Juan Mira<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Medium:<\/strong> Acrylic on stretched canvas \u2022 <strong>Size:<\/strong> 20 \u00d7 16 in<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 14px 0;\">\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 0 18px;\">\n<li><strong>Presentation:<\/strong> gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges; low-profile ~\u00bd\u2033 depth; wired and <em>ready to hang<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish:<\/strong> archival sealer + removable UV-resistant varnish (sheen tuned to the artwork)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provenance:<\/strong> Gallery Certificate of Authenticity; verso sealed with acid-free paper and a gallery registration label with identifying serial number<\/li>\n<li><strong>More on this artwork:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/blog\/american-pie-juan-mira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story &amp; process notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shipping:<\/strong> Free to continental U.S.; pro packing &amp; insured<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>American Pie<\/em> tips its hat to Peter Max\u2019s late-\u201980s flag works but makes the iconography Mira\u2019s own\u2014stars, stripes, an apple, and a slice of pie rendered in crisp Pop color and motion. The familiar symbols land immediately, playful and bold, which is exactly the point: this is an American emblem reimagined as a bright, accessible conversation piece.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The reveal:<\/strong> what looks like a wood frame isn\u2019t a frame at all. Mira paints a full trompe-l\u2019\u0153il surround\u2014complete with gentle \u201cwear\u201d\u2014directly onto the canvas and even carries the illusion around the sides. Most viewers assume it\u2019s an actual frame until they step in close (and often touch the edge) and realize the entire \u201cframe\u201d is paint. That aha moment is built into the work, turning the piece into both image <em>and<\/em> object.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 14px 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Artist<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Juan Mira<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">American Pie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Painting Size<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">20\u2033 \u00d7 16\u2033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Medium<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Acrylic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Surface<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Stretched canvas, painted edges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Depth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">~\u00bd\u2033 low-profile gallery wrap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><em>FREE SHIPPING<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Continental U.S. only. For other destinations, please inquire before ordering: <strong>support@macdonaldgallery.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macdonaldgallery.com\/showroom\/shipping-information\/\">Shipping Information<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macdonaldgallery.com\/showroom\/refund_returns\/\">Returns, Refunds &amp; Collector Guarantee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 MacDonaldGallery.com, All Rights Reserved.<br \/>\nCurator: Adwin Blake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Mira\u2019s witty trompe-l\u2019\u0153il flag: bright Pop iconography (apple + slice of pie) and a fully painted \u201cframe\u201d that fools the eye until you\u2019re up close. 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