Be Yourself Everyone Else Is Taken

Oscar Wilde said it first, but Rocky Asbury made it impossible to ignore. Torn from the noise of everyday life — magazine clippings, newsprint columns, pop icons, James Bond silhouettes, a familiar cartoon mouse — this piece reconstructs the world's visual static into something profoundly personal. The message is simple. The delivery is anything but. 'Be Yourself — Everyone Else Is Taken' lands not as a motivational poster cliché, but as a battle cry, painted large and rough and real across a surface that has clearly lived. Rocky built this world the same way he built his life: by layering experience over experience, refusing to sand down the edges, trusting the process even when it looked messy. The resin finish is the final act — a moment of clarity poured over all that beautiful confusion, locking it in time, giving it permanence. Beneath the glossy surface, the newspaper fragments still breathe. The spray-paint tags still run. The figures still dance. Nothing has been erased. Everything counts. This is a piece for someone who has made their own path — or is in the process of doing so. It hangs on the wall not as art to be observed, but as a daily reminder that originality is not a style choice. It is the only choice. Artwork is with Resin on Canvas. - "Shipping shown applies to nearby destinations only. For other locations, message me first — or send your UPS/FedEx/forwarder account number to ship at your rate."