{"product_id":"too-soft-to-be-tough","title":"Too Soft to Be Tough","description":"\u003cp\u003eMixed media on canvas in framed in Tasmanian Oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e81 W x 101 H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"754\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"411\"\u003eToo Soft to Be Tough\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender portrait of masculinity caught in a moment of stillness. A shirtless, tattooed figure sits on horseback against a saturated red background — strong in posture, but exposed in presence. His gaze is uncertain. His tattoos — anchors, mermaids, hearts — read like stories half-told, clinging to ideas of toughness, love, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"971\" class=\"\"\u003eAround him, softness insists on being seen. Blue flowers grow up the side of the frame. A yellow bird offers a sprig of calm. The horse, steady and expressive, seems to understand something the man cannot say aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1200\" class=\"\"\u003eThis work continues Frankowicz’s exploration of the spaces where strength and vulnerability meet. It draws on both folk and contemporary symbolism to gently question what we inherit, what we perform, and what we long to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KASIA FRANKOWICZ STUDIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53524286275875,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/7813\/6099\/files\/Too_Soft_to_Be_Hard.jpg?v=1744001127","url":"https:\/\/www.kasia-studio.com\/products\/too-soft-to-be-tough","provider":"KASIA FRANKOWICZ STUDIO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}