Woman with a Bull by Bai, Contemporary Painting on Paper

Woman with a Bull, 2023 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen figurative painting on etching paper. The work is signed by the artist on recto (front), titled, dated, signed on verso (back). Ships unframed.The painting on paper embraces a dusky desert evening, the subject in which is a tall woman with full red lips and brown hair. She stands regally, dressed in a long navy-blue dress, cradling in her long arms, a majestic bull, reminiscent of one of Picasso’s animal figures with its prominent ribs communicating strength and vulnerability. The woman, appears as a savior figure of blended ethnicity, both brown and white, a mysterious presence as she holds and supports the bull in her arms. Pale daisies grow at their feet in the desert sand, while in the background vibrant red succulent flowers bloom, resilient and tenacious in the face of unknown challenges.In the artist's words:"Colour becomes symbols I use to