Power rarely needs to declare itself. It prefers distance. Abstraction. The comfort of appearing untouchable. What moves beneath it is louder—more visible, more chaotic, more human. It reacts, resists, consumes itself in motion. But reaction is not authorship. Movement is not freedom. This piece exists in that fracture. A single gesture governs everything below it, not through force, but through certainty. The composition suggests a system that does not need permission, only participation. What appears as disorder begins to read differently when viewed as outcome rather than accident. There is no clear violence depicted—only its consequences. No explicit control—only its results. The viewer is left in an uncomfortable position: observing something that feels intentional, while recognizing how easily intention can be mistaken for inevitability.
Each mark was burned directly into solid basswood using controlled heat, with additional depth and dramatic contrast achieved through torch shading work. No erasure. No correction. No reversal. Once altered, the surface does not return. Neither do the systems that shape it.
This artwork is created entirely by hand from start to finish. The artist redraws the composition freehand for every burn—never traced, never mechanically transferred, never copied. Even when revisiting the same subject, each execution develops its own variations in line work, depth, and texture, ensuring every finished piece is a singular physical work.
Offered in a 18” × 24” format and available with White, Black, or Brown framing, "Goyim Masters" invites profound contemplation on the subtle dynamics of power and control.
Goyim Masters
Size 18” × 24”
Wood Type Basswood
Creation Time 60+ hours (estimated, reflecting the artist’s dedicated process)
Process 100% hand-drawn and hand-burned, with torch shading
Framing Options White, Black, or Brown
Artist Hand-burned by Mohawk Wyatt using traditional wood burning and pyrography techniques.
Power rarely needs to declare itself. It prefers distance. Abstraction. The comfort of appearing untouchable. What moves beneath it is louder—more visible, more chaotic, more human. It reacts, resists, consumes itself in motion. But reaction is not authorship. Movement is not freedom. This piece exists in that fracture. A single gesture governs everything below it, not through force, but through certainty. The composition suggests a system that does not need permission, only participation. What appears as disorder begins to read differently when viewed as outcome rather than accident. There is no clear violence depicted—only its consequences. No explicit control—only its results. The viewer is left in an uncomfortable position: observing something that feels intentional, while recognizing how easily intention can be mistaken for inevitability.
Each mark was burned directly into solid basswood using controlled heat, with additional depth and dramatic contrast achieved through torch shading work. No erasure. No correction. No reversal. Once altered, the surface does not return. Neither do the systems that shape it.
This artwork is created entirely by hand from start to finish. The artist redraws the composition freehand for every burn—never traced, never mechanically transferred, never copied. Even when revisiting the same subject, each execution develops its own variations in line work, depth, and texture, ensuring every finished piece is a singular physical work.
Offered in a 18” × 24” format and available with White, Black, or Brown framing, "Goyim Masters" invites profound contemplation on the subtle dynamics of power and control.
Goyim Masters
Size 18” × 24”
Wood Type Basswood
Creation Time 60+ hours (estimated, reflecting the artist’s dedicated process)
Process 100% hand-drawn and hand-burned, with torch shading
Framing Options White, Black, or Brown
Artist Hand-burned by Mohawk Wyatt using traditional wood burning and pyrography techniques.
