Untitled

Acrylic & charcoal on linen canvas, 70”x98”

If you are interested in purchasing this painting, click on this link to automatically email Salam Al-Rawi: salamny@gmail.com.

For me, bulls symbolize strength, sexuality, and courage. They also represent childhood memories of seeing them in the countryside outside Baghdad where we lived. I later found that a bull is also a beautiful form to draw and sculpt, thanks to my frequent visits to the Iraqi Museum while a student at the University of Baghdad’s College of Fine Arts. (Sadly the museum was looted during and after the 2003 American-led invasion of my country.)