They See My Future Scars, I See Their Future Wounds
They See My Future Scars, I See Their Future Wounds / Те виждат бъдещите ми белези, аз виждам бъдещите им рани
silver acrylic and pencil on 300lb Fabriano Artistico paper
Size: 56 x 77 cm, Anton Terziev, 2024
From No Time For Losers series (2019-)
Title credit: Svetoslav Todorov - writer, editor, correspondent
Collaborating since 2019
Photo: © the artist
Courtesy the author
material used: UFC legend Mark Coleman " THE HAMMER" meets his daughters after a fight.
On October 21, 2006, Mark Coleman again faced Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at Pride's first American show, Pride 32: The Real Deal, and lost via submission (armbar) at 1:17 of round two.
They See My Future Scars, I See Their Future Wounds
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Photo: © the artist
They See My Future Scars, I See Their Future Wounds
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(fotocredit: Svetoslav Todorov)
Terziev’s meticulous graphite strokes sculpt a moment of raw tenderness: UFC pioneer Mark Coleman cradles his two daughters in the barely cooled aftermath of combat. Every line—from the glistening beads of sweat on Coleman’s brow to the soft grip of small hands against his throat—balances brute physicality with vulnerable affection. The dense, charcoal-dark background pushes the familial trio into sharp relief, collapsing the roar of the octagon into an intimate tableau.
Echoes of “invisible depths” resonate throughout: bruised muscles and stinging nerves juxtapose with the unvoiced burden of sacrifice. Through this domestic counterpoint, Terziev indicts our “society of the spectacle,” where primal aggression is consumed as entertainment while its human toll remains unseen. The drawing becomes a moral mirror, reflecting Western civilization’s exaltation of violence and its eroded reverence for life’s most precious bonds.