"Blue Bull Head 2 - Red" Contemporary Pop Art Animal Portrait Mixed-Media Painting by Shabs Beigh

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This listing is for a 36 x 36 inch mixed media painting on unstretched canvas, with a certificate … Read more Artwork details:
This listing is for a 36 x 36 inch mixed media painting on unstretched canvas, with a certificate of authentication. The artwork will be rolled in a tube upon delivery. It is the buyers responsibility to re-stretch the canvas. This is done to reduce shipping costs, which is reflected in the artwork price.

The story behind the art:
This mixed media on stretched canvas painting is part of a series that was exhibited in Dallas, Texas at The Other Art Fair by Saatchi in May 2022. I have always wanted to (and one day will) create a life-sized bull. This is one of the first bulls where I've introduced a red background. I think it makes it really stand out.

Bulls have always been known as the sign of strength, vitality and vigour. I grew up on a farm with a guard bull. We even had a name for it: Zumma. I have scary and fun memories of playing hide and seek with the gentle giant across an orchard on a hill. Sometimes, the things that you are scared of are also the things you are attracted to- the morbid curiosity. That is the story with the bull drawings. I identify with the bull for its energy and the rawness. See less