La Mama - Monkey Business - XL
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La Mama, Monkey Business – XL, a mixed media on canvas artwork, 46 × 66 cm, limited edition 2/10, produced in France from 2020 or later, hand-signed, in excellent condition, sold directly from the artist.
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Monkey Business – XL Canvas Artwork by La Mama
A monkey, seated on a toilet, reads his newspaper as if he were an ordinary man. The scene, deliberately absurd, distorts a private moment of daily life to make an image that is both funny and unsettling. Behind the humor, the work questions our habits, our relation to time, to boredom, and to modern solitude, in a calm and almost melancholic staging.
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Details of the work:
• Edition: Limited to 10 copies (2/10)
• Dimensions: 46 x 66 cm (including white border)
• Support: Fine art print on premium canvas
• Framing: Work sold unframed
• Delivery: Careful and secure packaging
• Certificate of authenticity: Provided by email
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Technical and artistic work:
Work realized in an advanced mixed technique, combining photography, digital painting, and manual retouching. Each element is crafted with precision to create a realistic and credible scene, reinforcing the contrast between the absurd situation and the polished visual treatment.
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About La Mama:
La Mama explores the boundaries between humor, social satire, and contemporary aesthetics. Her work distorts familiar scenes to reveal deeper readings on the human condition, blending visual elegance with a knowingly ironic undertone.
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Why this title?
Monkey Business evokes both the absurdity of the scene and the idea of an inverted role play, where the animal becomes the ironic mirror of our own behaviors.
Monkey Business – XL Canvas Artwork by La Mama
A monkey, seated on a toilet, reads his newspaper as if he were an ordinary man. The scene, deliberately absurd, distorts a private moment of daily life to make an image that is both funny and unsettling. Behind the humor, the work questions our habits, our relation to time, to boredom, and to modern solitude, in a calm and almost melancholic staging.
⸻
Details of the work:
• Edition: Limited to 10 copies (2/10)
• Dimensions: 46 x 66 cm (including white border)
• Support: Fine art print on premium canvas
• Framing: Work sold unframed
• Delivery: Careful and secure packaging
• Certificate of authenticity: Provided by email
⸻
Technical and artistic work:
Work realized in an advanced mixed technique, combining photography, digital painting, and manual retouching. Each element is crafted with precision to create a realistic and credible scene, reinforcing the contrast between the absurd situation and the polished visual treatment.
⸻
About La Mama:
La Mama explores the boundaries between humor, social satire, and contemporary aesthetics. Her work distorts familiar scenes to reveal deeper readings on the human condition, blending visual elegance with a knowingly ironic undertone.
⸻
Why this title?
Monkey Business evokes both the absurdity of the scene and the idea of an inverted role play, where the animal becomes the ironic mirror of our own behaviors.
Details
Artist
La Mama
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
2/10
Title of artwork
Monkey Business - XL
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
66 cm
Width
46 cm
Style
Conceptual art
Period
2020+
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