When the bulls go to war
Video, 2026 · Unique
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About the artwork
"When the Bulls go to War" came from everything happening globally right now. I wanted to capture that feeling of chaos and uncertainty, but also say something about who's actually behind it.
The piece follows this transformation where people shift into bull-like figures. The "bulls" driving the markets are just people, some with "zzz" across their eyes, sleepwalking through it all, maybe dreaming at someone else's expense. For the audio I went with something tribal and primal to match the energy. If you listen on headphones, the audio is panned wide so it feels like the scene is unfolding far off in the distance, because that's exactly how all of this feels. We're watching something massive play out like a performance we can't stop.
And the loop is intentional. War is a cycle. It always comes back around and all for the profit of a few.
Diego Torres, also known as Birddog (born 1988, Zacatecas, Mexico), is a California-based graphic/UI designer and AI artist working exclusively with AI-driven digital media. His practice explores identity, mortality, surrealism, and the fractured nature of reality, using glitched aesthetics to rebuild familiar forms into evocative, dreamlike compositions and loops. Constantly refining his visual taste after more than a decade in professional design, Diego pairs traditional design principles with tools like Midjourney, ComfyUI, and Stable Diffusion to challenge ideas of permanence and reality. His work has been exhibited at IHAM Gallery (Paris), Casa NUA (São Paulo), and Artcrush Gallery (Belgium). Most recently, he earned third place in Claire Silver’s AI Art Contest #8. Drawn to the unpredictability of AI and the fragility of existence, he pursues a balance between control and chaos while evolving his eye.