This striking painting depicts a grotesque, mask-like face emerging from a dark background. The composition is dominated by an intense expression with exaggerated features - a large circular eye with a triangular pupil, and a gaping mouth filled with stark white teeth. The color palette is primarily black, white, and red, with splashes of yellow and blue in the periphery. Aggressive brushstrokes and dripping paint create a raw, emotional quality, while the title "mud men" suggests a primitive or earthen character. The face appears both threatening and distressed, with paint running down the canvas like tears or blood. A smaller yellow-orange circular form in the upper right corner provides a counterpoint to the main eye, creating an unsettling asymmetry in the composition.