Click right here to hear a RealAudio soundtrack, chosen by the artist. Rascal is a self-taught artist living in New York. A sport of savage beauty.
Colors explode on white as well as bloom with violent intent.
Red is for blood, the blood that spills inside the ring as well as from lost bets. Blood of the victor as well as the broken loser. Blood of the lost life that is sometimes taken within the ring. Red is the color on the gloves of Ali, who inspired the artist to paint the subjects. Red is the color the trainer sees as his broken pupil lies sprawled on the canvas stage awaiting the 10 count.