Bull 22 Pen Animals Drawing

Rendered in uncompromising black against a field of quiet white, the cow’s monumental head emerges as both portrait and presence—its gaze steady, almost accusatory, as if aware of the histories we project onto it. The artist carves the form with spare, incisive marks and densely patterned textures at the muzzle and ear, creating a tension between velvety mass and tactile detail that feels simultaneously tender and unyielding. Above, the lace-like band of organic motifs reads like a migrating canopy or an ornamental border, a delicate counterpoint that frames the animal as an icon suspended between nature’s abundance and human design. The result is a meditation on domestication and dignity, where emptiness becomes space for contemplation and the subject’s silence becomes the work’s most resonant voice.