In The Veteran Boxer , Arestakes delivers a striking portrait of strength and vulnerability combined. This terracotta bust, with its strong features and haunted gaze, evokes a life forged by hardship, resistance, and struggle—both internal and physical. The raw texture of the material accentuates the wrinkles, hollows, and bumps, silent witnesses to an intense journey. Between tension and serenity, this work exudes a magnetic, almost meditative presence.
It is a tribute to forgotten faces, to stories engraved in the flesh, to the dignity of bodies marked by time.
