{"product_id":"be-yourself","title":"Be Yourself","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"807\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"729\"\u003eBe Yourself\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"732\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"807\"\u003e16\" x 22\" | Mixed Media, Resin and Cloth on Wood Panel | Original Artwork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"890\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"890\"\u003eBe pretty. Smile. Fit in. Be normal. Don't be difficult. Stay quiet. Be nice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1057\"\u003eFrom the moment we're young, we're handed an endless list of expectations about who we're supposed to be, how we're supposed to act, and what we're supposed to want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1127\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003eBe Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e takes those expectations and physically distorts them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1416\"\u003eHandwritten phrases cover a piece of cloth that has been saturated in resin, manipulated, folded, compressed, and permanently hardened onto a wood panel. Words disappear into creases. Sentences become obscured. Expectations overlap until much of the message becomes impossible to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003eEmerging from the middle of that chaos are two words painted in red:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1504\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1504\"\u003eBE YOURSELF!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003eThe sculptural folds are an intentional part of the story. They represent the pressure of trying to fit ourselves into expectations that were never designed for us in the first place. The harder everything is pushed together, the less sense those outside voices begin to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003eAt its core, \u003cem data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"1810\"\u003eBe Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e is about stripping away the noise, expectations, labels, and versions of ourselves we've created for other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2048\"\u003eBecause after everything we're told we're supposed to be, sometimes the hardest thing is simply being who we already are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2140\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003eOriginal one-of-a-kind mixed media artwork. 16\" x 22\". Resin and cloth on wood panel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scott Rohlfs Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47541737816236,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/4282\/6924\/files\/BeYourself.jpg?v=1790641241","url":"https:\/\/www.scottrohlfs.com\/products\/be-yourself","provider":"Scott Rohlfs Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}