Artist behind ‘you are beautiful’ wants people to ‘be yourself, and that’s enough’ Chicago artist Matthew Hoffman began the project nearly 2 decades ago.

The installation is one of 50 placed around the U.S. — one in each state — from the You Are Beautiful project, created in 2002 by Chicago artist Matthew Hoffman as stickers with the same message.

It’s been 20 years since Chicago-based artist Matthew Hoffman created a three-word sticker with hopes of spreading self-acceptance through public art. “You Are Beautiful” started a sort of ...

You can also join the YAB movement and spread the good vibes around by picking up a pack of stickers on the You Are Beautiful website, crafting your own or by sending self-addressed stamped envelope ...

Who wouldn't want to hear that they're beautiful? A big, bright, red-and-white sign proclaiming "You Are Beautiful" greets visitors to the Miller Beach neighborhood's "downtown" on Lake Street ...

Plankinton Avenue site gets "You Are Beautiful" mural @westownassoc @yabsticker ... Hoffman launched the “You Are Beautiful” project in 2002 with 100 stickers and a desire to help people ...