WAR BEAST.2024 / Bazal. 11,7x16,5 in.

"some mounts bite back"

Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8mc5E8CMLC/?hl=es&img_index=1

This drawing, created directly in ink by Ángel Bazal with no preliminary sketch, is a statement of intent: immediate action, pure instinct, and zero safety net. The scene depicts an armed soldier riding a massive aquatic creature, an image that blends warfare, surrealism, and symbolic violence into a single impossible composition. The absence of an initial sketch is felt in the raw energy of the linework, in decisions made in real time, and in how every stroke accepts the risk of being final. The soldier, fully equipped with tactical gear and a mask, becomes a dehumanized, almost mechanical figure, while the fish—enormous, ancient, nearly mythological—adds an organic and brutal contrast. The exclusive use of ink creates a powerful graphic impact, where stains, textures, and contrasts build volume and narrative tension. The red background, heavy with symbolism, reinforces sensations of danger, blood, and conflict. There is no explicit context, but the image suggests a hostile world where the absurd and the militarized coexist without explanation. This is not a drawing meant to be corrected—it is a direct assault on the page.

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