La Mama - Monkey Business - XL
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La Mama, Monkey Business – XL, a limited edition giclée on premium canvas (46 x 66 cm including white border), signed by the artist, edition 8/10, produced in France from 2020 onwards, sold directly by the artist and delivered without a frame.
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Monkey Business – XL canvas artwork by La Mama
A monkey, sitting on a toilet, reads its newspaper as if it were an ordinary man. The scene, deliberately absurd, reroutes a private moment of daily life to make an image that is at once funny and unsettling. Behind the humor, the work questions our habits, our relationship 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 (8/10)
• Dimensions: 46 x 66 cm (including white border)
• Medium: Fine art print on premium canvas
• Framing: Artwork sold without a frame
• Delivery: Carefully packaged and securely shipped
• Certificate of authenticity: Provided by email
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Technical and artistic work:
Artwork realized using advanced mixed media, 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 meticulous 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 knowingly ironic undertones.
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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, sitting on a toilet, reads its newspaper as if it were an ordinary man. The scene, deliberately absurd, reroutes a private moment of daily life to make an image that is at once funny and unsettling. Behind the humor, the work questions our habits, our relationship to time, to boredom and to modern solitude, in a calm and almost melancholic staging.
⸻
Details of the work:
• Edition: Limited to 10 copies (8/10)
• Dimensions: 46 x 66 cm (including white border)
• Medium: Fine art print on premium canvas
• Framing: Artwork sold without a frame
• Delivery: Carefully packaged and securely shipped
• Certificate of authenticity: Provided by email
⸻
Technical and artistic work:
Artwork realized using advanced mixed media, 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 meticulous 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 knowingly ironic undertones.
⸻
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
8/10
Title of artwork
Monkey Business - XL
Technique
Giclée, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
66 cm
Width
46 cm
Style
Conceptual art
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
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