{"product_id":"lipstick-and-courage-miss-sarajevo-framed-canvas-art","title":"Lipstick \u0026 Courage – A0 Framed Canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Historical Beauty Wall Art from the \u003cem\u003eInat — Beauty Under Siege \u003c\/em\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade to order in Cape Town · Nationwide delivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLipstick and Courage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a contemporary portrait inspired by one of the most quietly defiant moments of the twentieth century — and by a friendship that brought that moment close to home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe artist's best friend grew up in Sarajevo. Visiting the city for the first time in 2012, she walked its streets with a new awareness of what her friend and her family had lived through. Back home, she went looking through the archives and news reports from the siege, and came across the story of the 1993 Miss Besieged Sarajevo pageant: young women walking a stage in a city under fire, holding a banner that read \"Don't let them kill us.\" She listened to \"Miss Sarajevo\" by U2 and Luciano Pavarotti over and over, and those women stayed with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere is no war in this portrait, yet somehow it can be felt just beyond the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA woman sits alone at her dressing table, eyes lowered, the mirror lights glowing beside her like small lanterns in the dark. It is the private moment before the stage, when she gathers herself and prepares to be seen. Her lipstick is perfect. Her composure is complete. Nothing about her suggests defeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe often imagine courage as something loud. Yet sometimes it looks like this: choosing to dress, to paint your lips, to stand up straight when the world is trying to take everything from you. For the women of Sarajevo, beauty became a form of resistance — a refusal to let fear decide who they would be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRendered in deep midnight tones and warm champagne light, Lipstick and Courage feels suspended somewhere between photograph and memory. It holds the spirit of a city the artist came to love through her friend's eyes: its dignity, its defiance, and its extraordinary will to go on living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLipstick and Courage is a portrait of quiet bravery — and an homage to the women who reminded the world that beauty can be an act of courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePart of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInat — Beauty Under Siege\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Collection. Created through photography and mixed-media composition, this large framed wall artwork has a cinematic, painterly quality. Its dark, moody palette, glowing light and elegant composition make it a striking statement piece for a living room, bedroom, dressing room, entrance hall, office or hospitality interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe artwork is printed on premium canvas and custom framed to order in Cape Town. It is available in a Natural Obeche or Kiaat-Stained Obeche floating frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eArtwork size: A0 portrait — 118.9 × 84.1 cm\u003cbr\u003eMedium: Photography and mixed-media composition\u003cbr\u003ePrint: Premium canvas\u003cbr\u003eFrame: Solid Obeche wood\u003cbr\u003eFrame profile: 7 mm visible face × 50 mm depth\u003cbr\u003eFloating gap: 5 mm\u003cbr\u003eFrame finishes: Natural Obeche or Kiaat-stained Obeche\u003cbr\u003eHanging hardware: Included\u003cbr\u003eMade in: Cape Town, South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach artwork is custom framed with a slim 7 mm face, generous 50 mm depth and a subtle 5 mm floating gap. Choose Natural Obeche for a light, warm finish or Kiaat-stained Obeche for a richer, darker appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction and delivery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach piece is made to order in Cape Town and carefully packaged for secure delivery. Please allow 5 working days for production before dispatch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplimentary delivery is included to most major cities and suburbs across South Africa. Remote or outlying areas may incur an additional delivery fee. If a surcharge applies to your address, we will contact you before production begins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReturns and exchanges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eEach Republic of Venus artwork is individually made and framed to order, and for this reason we are unable to accept returns or exchanges for change of mind.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIf your artwork arrives damaged, has a manufacturing defect, or is not what you ordered, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can arrange a replacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepublic of Venus — Poetry, for your walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Republic of Venus","offers":[{"title":"Natural Obeche","offer_id":67005753917811,"sku":"ROV-A0-LIPSTICK-NATURAL","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kiaat-Stained Obeche","offer_id":67005753950579,"sku":"NATURALROV-A0-LIPSTICK-KIAAT","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/1864\/2547\/files\/MissSarajevoDressingRoomRGB.jpg?v=1790615444","url":"https:\/\/www.republicofvenus.co.za\/products\/lipstick-and-courage-miss-sarajevo-framed-canvas-art","provider":"Republic of Venus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}