C. B.

This painting's the echo of a guy who's had too many last calls and not enough first chances. It's about finding rugged beauty in scars, about the truth found in the gutter's filth as neon lights flicker on a Saturday night, the rhythm of a pub brawl, the raw honesty in the cold grip of a streetwalker's hug in a back alley. It's for those who've felt life's bite and can still flash a bloody grin. I painted Bukowski because he wore his scars like war paint in a world that can't stand a blemish. He is (not was) the ultimate Anti-Chad.

Giclée print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper (350gsm), signed and numbered, executed by Mannay (2024).