{"id":719,"date":"2026-01-17T16:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=719"},"modified":"2026-01-17T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:46:03","slug":"controlling-by-mechanical-system","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/product\/controlling-by-mechanical-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Controlling by Mechanical System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"667\">Controlling by Mechanical System<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"940\">This work explores the role of mechanical control in maintaining order within complex systems. Through structured forms and directed movement, the painting reflects how regulation, feedback, and constraint shape both engineered environments and the processes they manage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1268\">Created during the artist\u2019s early period, <em data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1018\">Controlling by Mechanical System<\/em> investigates control not as domination, but as a necessary framework that allows systems to function, adapt, and persist. The composition emphasizes structure and precision, suggesting balance achieved through calibrated restraint rather than force.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1504\">This signed archival gicl\u00e9e is produced in a <strong data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1339\">single edition of 25<\/strong> and will never be reprinted. It is offered as part of a curated early-period print program, preserving a key exploration in the artist\u2019s developing visual language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"398\">Signed archival gicl\u00e9e print<\/strong> examining mechanical control systems and the regulation of complex processes.<br data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"479\" \/>Image size <strong data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"508\">16 \u00d7 20 inches<\/strong>, printed on <strong data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"537\">17 \u00d7 22 inch<\/strong> archival paper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edition Information<\/strong><br \/>\nThis gicl\u00e9e print is part of a strictly limited edition of 25 signed prints in this size.<br data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2044\" \/>No additional prints will be produced in this format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[27],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-719","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-limited-edition-giclee-prints","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randydunham.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}