{"product_id":"wake-up-pixoto","title":"Wake Up, Pixoto!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn admonishment, a command, a mantra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeng Pixin revisits herself at her most vulnerable, in her art school days. She tries on various identities trying to understand who she is. Is she a sexual libertine? A fine artist? A sensitive friend? Just then, in steps a charismatic art instructor who helps her see her true worth. She joins his tight-knit group of artistic seekers and begins her real education. But...is something sinister lurking beneath the surface? Rivalries develop, friends disappear or are cast out, her instructor's words take on a caustic edge. Pix becomes unmoored and less sure of herself than ever before and she begins to suspect she's entered into a cult. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDream-like floral collages shift to more stripped-down, character-based cartooning. Weng's bright colors and rubbery people persist as her writing becomes more diaristic and detailed than her previous collections \u003ci\u003eSweet Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet's Not Talk Anymore.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWake Up, Pixoto!\u003c\/i\u003e is an interrogation into how groomers operate and how we can allow ourselves to be coerced into a world we DON'T want simply because we're unsure of what we DO want. \"Was I manipulated? Was I tricked?\" The insidious thing is maybe we can never be certain.","brand":"Weng Pixin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46797334970604,"sku":"9781770467972","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781770467972.jpg?v=1757141810","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/wake-up-pixoto","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}