{"title":"Milan Art Gallery Exhibition Collection - Where Earth Remembers Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree paintings. One journey. Now exhibiting at Milan Art Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome moments in life ask you to choose. For me it was simple - it’s now or never.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn March 2026 I walked away from a stable career to paint full time. Not because I had it all figured out. But because art is where I feel truly alive and close to my authentic self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree months later these three paintings were selected for the Abstract Horizons exhibition at Milan Art Gallery in Sarasota, Florida - alongside artists from across the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection came from the most honest place I have ever painted from. Engineering textbook pages are collaged into the canvas of each painting - my past quietly holding everything together while something completely new grows on top.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is calm and chaos in these paintings because that is what finding yourself actually feels like.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THIS COLLECTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Abstract Horizons exhibition opens July 10 2026 at Milan Art Gallery, 72 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida. The originals are priced at $3,030 USD each and available through the gallery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo enquire about the original paintings or fine art prints contact vision@tabassummalani.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollow the exhibition journey on Instagram @tabassum_malani_art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"untitled-jun17_12-57-38","title":"The space between","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere’s a place at the horizon where the earth doesn’t end and the sky doesn’t begin. They simply meet. That threshold is where these paintings live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series came out of one of the most honest periods of my life, stepping away from a 15 year engineering career in March 2026 to paint full time. Not because I had it figured out. 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