Bull with Spears – 2011 | Ink Painting

Description

‘Bull with Spears’ depicts the cruel practice of Spanish Bullfighting where the bull is taunted and stabbed with various swords until dragged from the ring, often still alive.

Text in painting reads:

$627.95, Estoque – Used to kill the bull with a thrust to the heart as the finale, over 50 000 bulls killed in bullfights in Europe alone every year.

$627.95, Descabello – Used to cut the spinal cord for a quicker death if the bull survives the Estoque, the bull’s ears and/or tail are cut off with a knife for the Matador as a trophy.

$177.95, Puntilla – Used to further pierce the spinal cord if the bull still lives, often a bull is dragged by its horns by mules out of the ring, mortally wounded, paralysed, but still alive.

Bullrings of the world:

Spain: 1. Cos de los califas, Cordoba, 37* 53′ 0″ N 4* 46′ 0″ W, 2. La Monumental, Barcelona, 1919, 41* 23′ N 2* 11′ E, 3. La Maestranza, Sevilla, 1761, 37* 22′ 38″ N 5* 59′ 13″ W, 4. Plaza de Toros de Albacete, 1917, 38* 59′ 44″ N 1* 51′ 21″ W, 5. Plaza de Toros de El Puerto, Cadiz, 1880, 36* 32′ N 6* 17′ W, 6. Plaza de Toros de Granada, 1928, 37* 10′ 41″ N 3* 36′ 3″ W, 7. Plaza de Toros La Coruna, 1991, 43.371491* N 8.395970* W, 8. Plaza de Toros Illumbe, San Sebastian, 1998, 43* 19′ 17″ N 1* 59′ 8″ W, 9. Plaza de Toros La Malagueta, Malaga, 1874, 36* 43′ 10″ N 4* 25′ 12″ W, 10. Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Madrid, 1931, 40* 23′ N 3* 43′ W, 11. Plaza de Toros Murcia, 1885, 37* 59′ 10″ N 1* 7′ 49″ W, 12. Plaza de Toros Ronda, 1784, 36* 44′ 14″ N 5* 9′ 53″ W, 13. Plaza de Toros Pamplona, 1922, 42* 49′ 6″ N 1* 38′ 39″ W, 14. Plaza de Toros Valencia, 1851, 39.470239* N 0.376805* W, 15. Plaza de Toros La Glorieta, Salamanca, 1893, 40* 58′ N 5* 40′ W.

France : 1. Arena of Nimes, 1863, 43* 50′ 16″ N 4* 21′ 39″ E, 2. Arles Arena, 1830, 43* 40′ 36″ N 4* 37′ 40″ E.

Portugal: 1. Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, 1890-92, 38* 42′ 25.11″ N 9* 8′ 7.75″ W, 2. Monumental Praca de Touros da Povoa de Varzim, Porto, 41* 8′ 59″ N 8* 36′ 36″ W.

Mexico: 1. Coliseo Centenario, Torreon, 2008, 25* 32′ 21.66 N 103* 26′ 55.08″ W, 2. Plaza de Toros Mexico, Mexico City, 1946, 19* 26′ N 99* 8′ W, 3. Plaza de Toros Monumental de Aguascalientes, 1974, 22* 01′ 18″ N 102* 21′ 23″ W, 4. Plaza de Toros Monumental de Tijuana, 1960, 32* 31′ 30″ N 117* 02′ 0″ W, 5. Plaza de Toros Santa Maria , Queretaro, 1963, 20* 35′ 15″ N 100* 23′ 34″ W, 6. Plaza de Monumental de Morelia, 19* 46′ 06″ N 101* 11′ 22″ W, 7. Plaza Nuevo Progreso, Guadalajara, 1967, 20* 40′ 00.17″ N 103* 21′ 01.23″ W, 8. Plaza El Paseo, San Luis Potosi, 22* 9′ 4″ N 100*50′ 34″ W, 9. Plaza Santiago J.Vivanco, Matehuala, 23* 39′ 10″ N 100* 38′ 40″ W.

Venezuela: 1. Plaza de Toros Monumental de Valencia, 1968, 10* 10′ 51.6″ N 68* 00′ 14.4″ W, 2. Plaza de Toros Monumental de Maracaibo, 1972, 10* 39′ N 71* 38′ W, 3. Plaza Monumental de Toros de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristobal, 1967, 7* 46′ N 72* 14′ W, 4. Plaza Monumental Roman Eduardo Sandia, Merida, 1967, 8* 36′ N 71* 9′ W.

Ecuador: 1. Plaza de Toros de Quito, 1960, 00* 15′ 00″ S 78* 35′ 00″ W.

Colombia: 1. Santamaria Bullring, Bogota, 1931, 4* 35′ 53″ N 74* 4′ 33″ W

Peru: 1. Plaza de Toros de Acho, Lima, 1766, 12* 2′ 36″ S 77* 1′ 42″ W

Uruguay: 1. Plaza de Toros Real de San Carlos, Colonia Del Sacramento, 1910-closed 1912, 34* 28′ 17″ N 57* 50′ 39″ W.

Written by Emma J V Hogg