Kuyuta

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I did a long testing process and many different engravings to arrive at the final result. This work is based on one of the creatures that is told in Jorge Luis Borges' book: "The book of imaginary beings".

Luckily the description of this imaginary being is quite short so here I share them with you:

"According to an Islamic myth, Kuyata is a great bull endowed with four thousand eyes, four thousand ears, four thousand noses, four thousand mouths, four thousand tongues and four thousand feet. 500 years are enough to move from one eye to another or from one ear to another. Kuyata is supported by the Bahamut fish; on the back of the bull there is a ruby rock, on the rock an angel and on the angel our Earth."

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This is the final version and I made 3 copies. I changed a letter to the name of this set of creatures and also some details I accommodated to my own vision and feel

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Drypoint engraving
18x27cm

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Details

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The reason for scanning these tests and final results began with the idea of making a digital version. I'm doing this with some drawings since the possibility of tokenize art appeared. I still don't know if I will use the scanned work for the digital one or I will only use it as a reference but it's more than likely that I will soon share the digital version of this.

Blessings!

Bruno Nacif

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this is an interesting legend and you painted it wonderfully. very successful as always. I wish I could draw as beautiful and creative as you. congratulations

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Thanks for your comments and support! With practice, everything is learned and perfected.

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Wow amazing creativity.I am really happy to see your art.

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Wow looks really interesting🤔👀

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Amazing drawing. I wonder where some of those thousands of eye, nose and mouth are hidden.

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