{"product_id":"the-man-beside","title":"The Man Beside Me","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Man Beside Me”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the duality of operating as a close protection officer or bodyguard inside high-risk environments where professionalism and controlled violence exist side by side beneath the same appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe suited figure represents diplomacy, restraint and public presence. The armed figure beside him represents the operational reality hidden underneath, the part that remains controlled, silent and disciplined until the environment changes and immediate action becomes necessary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIn unstable regions, appearance often becomes part of survival itself. One side of the individual speaks calmly inside embassies, hotels and official meetings while the other remains mentally prepared for escalation, extraction or confrontation at any moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe painting reflects the understanding that both figures are not separate people. They are the same individual functioning in different operational states depending on what the situation demands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCreated on canvas using acrylic paint applied with a Versace tie, a clip from my tactical belt, my Glock holster, an embassy coffee cup and my combat knife. I use real operational materials to leave something of myself behind in the canvas to give the art a soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDimensions 70 X 50 cm on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter J. Mars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58147315155289,"sku":null,"price":1225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/6713\/6857\/files\/26TheManBesideMeL70XH50.jpg?v=1779876126","url":"https:\/\/greyhall-publishing.com\/products\/the-man-beside","provider":"Greyhall Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}