Bull 11

This work elevates the familiar bovine form into a dense topography of inked patterning, where obsessive line and motif turn the animal’s hide into a living map—both protective armor and psychic interior. The stark contrast of black-and-white drawing is punctured by the warm, lacquered reds and ochres of the leaf-like forms, a flare of vitality that reads as offering, appetite, or ritual adornment against the figure’s grounded stillness. Suspended in an uncluttered field, the cow’s steady gaze and emblematic markings evoke a quiet confrontation between domestication and reverence, suggesting how cultural symbolism can both dignify and confine a body.