Monday, June 11, 2012

The Greatest. The What.

The Greatest
 The bull is a loaded image which often dons the canvases that emerge from my studio. It stands for power and strength. for intensity and dominance. It stands for greatness. Picasso used the bull to represent himself. When I use the bull, I would bet that 90% of the time, it represents an inspirational artist. In this piece, it's all of them.

This piece shows the iconic bull with a few differences that should help with understanding the piece. It's got many many legs, meant to show the different lives walked, the different experiences seen by each artist. The horns are longer than usual, meant to show a greater dominance. The bull is worn, weathered, old and marked, meant to display the harsh realities of changing the status quo.

There's even more in there, representing my favorite and most influential artists...but I'll leave a little bit of mystery for you to investigate.



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