{"product_id":"still-i-choose","title":"Still I Choose","description":"\u003cp\u003eARTWORK DESCRIPTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTILL I CHOOSE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome stories have followed us for so long that they can begin to feel like the only version of the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurreal Mindscapes likes to play sometimes. To question familiar stories, turn them slightly on their side and see what else might be hiding there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill I Choose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes one of the oldest symbols of temptation and consequence and quietly shifts the emphasis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps knowledge is not simply the loss of innocence. Perhaps seeing more clearly carries a price — but also gives us something in return: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe ability to choose for ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe woman is not a passive figure in an old story. She sits with the book open before her, the apple within reach and the serpent resting across her shoulders. She has seen, read and understood — and now the decision belongs to her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainterly passages, graphite-inspired marks and broad areas of apparent impasto move between the figure and warm-ivory paper, while the familiar symbols remain recognisable without turning the artwork into a literal retelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill I Choose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not interested in providing the answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is interested in the question.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause sometimes Surreal Mindscapes keeps the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd sometimes we gently argue with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA digital \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFine Art Literary Keepsake by Surreal Mindscapes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, created through a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emixed-media-inspired approach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combining original poetry, painterly imagery, graphite-inspired drawing, expressive texture and restrained typography within one carefully balanced composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted as a museum-quality \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiclée Fine Art print on Hahnemühle German Etching 310 gsm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a beautifully textured, heavyweight archival paper chosen to complement the painterly surface, graphite-inspired detail and expressive character of the artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOLOURWAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA restrained, earthy palette of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewarm ivory, parchment, stone, charcoal, deep brown, muted black and dark natural tones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the rich red of the apple providing a small but deliberate point of contrast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe limited palette keeps the composition quiet and contemplative, allowing the symbolic elements and tactile-looking painterly surface to carry the visual weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAVAILABLE FORMATS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTUDIO — 21 × 30 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA smaller, intimate format, with the composition and typography carefully adjusted to suit its proportions while preserving the relationship between poem and image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSIGNATURE — 30 × 40 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe artwork at its intended scale. 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The sculptural paint effects are reproduced within the printed image; the finished Giclée print itself remains flat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePERSONALISATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA name, date or short dedication may be added in a subtle handwritten style, thoughtfully placed to complement the original composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonalisation can be kept very simple, allowing the artwork and poem to remain the focus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUNFRAMED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe print is supplied unframed. 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