EL SANTO APPLIES A "FACELOCK"

A wrestling legend transformed into a contemporary icon. Arratia reimagines the mythology of Mexican Lucha Libre through a striking triptych inspired by El Santo, one of its most legendary masked wrestlers. Structured almost like a secular altarpiece, the fragmented composition breaks the action across three canvases, turning the facelock into a study of strength, geometry and controlled tension. The iconic silver mask, theatricality of the ring and physical intensity of the wrestlers come together in a work where sport, popular culture and contemporary figurative art collide.