{"product_id":"b-strt-mir-fv-v1-copy","title":"WHEELS UP _","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHEELS UP _ \u003c\/strong\u003emarks the moment an aircraft leaves the runway and becomes fully airborne. It can describe the literal instant of liftoff, and it also functions as an operational timestamp in flight planning and dispatch. In that sense, it is more exact than departure, which may refer to pushback, taxi, or clearance. Wheels up records the true beginning of flight: the point at which the aircraft has broken contact with the earth and the trip is genuinely underway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an aviation perspective, the phrase is compelling because it names a complete transition in two words. Before wheels up, the aircraft is still subject to the contingencies of the ground: taxi delays, rejected takeoffs, runway traffic, and the possibility of stopping. After wheels up, it enters a different condition entirely, governed by lift, thrust, climb, and aerodynamic efficiency. The phrase is emotionally charged because it condenses the moment passengers and pilots anticipate: release, commitment, and acceleration into open air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt historically, the work transforms a fleeting mechanical threshold into a sustained visual condition. On a mirror, \u003cstrong\u003eWHEELS UP _\u003c\/strong\u003e reflects the viewer back into the phrase, turning liftoff into a psychological state: readiness, escape, ascent, and self-projection. The viewer becomes the subject being launched. On a sky painting, gradient, or cloud field, the phrase operates differently. It fixes the exact instant when ground gives way to atmosphere, placing kinetic language against painted stillness. The trailing underscore is crucial. Here it suggests continuation rather than hesitation, as though the act of liftoff remains in progress. The window format intensifies this tension, becoming both aircraft aperture and art historical frame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-a8ghvy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIndividually produced work.\u003cspan class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-a8ghvy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mounted to float on a shaped panel finished in automotive paint. Signed and dated on an affixed label. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity and embedded RFID authentication chip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutomotive paint, acrylic, polymer  and varnish on mirror, mounted with sealed engineered wood fiber panels. Executed with proprietary airbrush and silkscreen techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-a8ghvy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15 x 22 x 3.25 in (38 x 56 x 8 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"e11 _ collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48357981880477,"sku":null,"price":7770.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1050\/2557\/files\/B_STRT_mir_FV_wheels_up.jpg?v=1780332839","url":"https:\/\/e11.one\/products\/b-strt-mir-fv-v1-copy","provider":"e11 _ collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}