One of my favorite drawings. Made in China ink for over 20 years.
A man wearing small swimming trunks brutally and frantically whips a naked man on all fours at his feet. What he is beaten makes it clear that he accepts being there and whipped without contesting. The one who suffers the beating has a submissive and resigned attitude, accepting his place.
A drawing with a representation of so enormous power, and of such unbridled anger 🔥, that one might think one would see the gods angry. The guy who has chosen the dominant part in this scene, seems to feel just as omnipotent as a god does 👑. A guy, who in his great rage, seems to be completely out of his mind, as his face, twisted into an ugly grimace, shows us very clearly 👹. A really intense depiction of chastisement, in which the viewer can literally feel the force of the blows on his own body. What is astonishing, and at the same time wonderful about this illustration is, that the two naked bodies 💪, despite, or perhaps because of the violence depicted, radiate a great deal of intimacy with one another.
ReplyDeleteIt's curious, from my older drawings this is maybe the one I like the most. I still like the expression, the movement and the shading, but I agree, it feels like they are dancing together, like a well-rehearsed and consenting choreography.
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