With El Toro, I wanted to create a decorative box for precious keepsakes , looking like an angry bull ready to attack.
I used the picture of a bull to determine the right distance between the nose, the eyes and the horns. To create the illusion that he is bending his head down, the box is higher at the back then at the front. Different accents in eyes give different expressions. The expression of this bulls eyes are fierce full. The hoof of his left front leg is placed back words and gilded. Like he is scraping his hoof with power and impatience. The 2 gilded balls under his belly represent his testicles, his testosterone. All together a creature to be careful with.
The color of the inside of the box is painted blood red. Is it his inwardly boiling blood or the red cloth of the toreador that is challenging him ?
Size
Total: Box:
Width: 55 cm Width: 34 cm
Height: 117 cm Height: 33 cm
Depth: 61 cm Depth: 26,5 cm
“El Toro”
