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Lot Essay
From the dew at night rises the impassive figure of a bull-fighter young and good-looking. He is framed by a bouquet of roses _ the distinctive feminine symbol of purity, although his figure evokes a sure and undeniable masculinity. In our hero's eyes there is no trace of doubt or fear. There is no place for fragility either. Embroidered with the bravery that only a secure victory could grant, our gladiator proudly wears his montera _ the typical matador hat. His hands remain unseen, hidden behind the crimson capote, and waiting in anticipation with an iron temple, the colossal attack of the bull.
He shows only an expression of flesh-driven aspiration, materialized in his unequivocal image of a raw masculinity.
In this way, Pierre et Gilles are able to reinterpret the old archetype of the fight between man and beast (and the resulting human victory), and to overturn it against us.
He shows only an expression of flesh-driven aspiration, materialized in his unequivocal image of a raw masculinity.
In this way, Pierre et Gilles are able to reinterpret the old archetype of the fight between man and beast (and the resulting human victory), and to overturn it against us.