Bull and Bear by Will Armstrong

Bull and Bear presents a dynamic interplay of form and material on paper. Armstrong employs mixed media to construct two opposing figures—the ascending bull and descending bear—whose directional thrust creates compositional tension. The artist's layering of materials generates surface complexity, with varying textures and densities across the work's field. The title's reference to market opposition is rendered through visual antagonism rather than literal representation. The work's economy of means and emphasis on material presence situate it within contemporary abstraction, where symbolic content emerges from formal relationships and the physical properties of the chosen media themselves become integral to meaning-making.