"Monkeys are superior to men in this:
when a monkey looks in the mirror, he sees a monkey."
- Malcolm de Chazal
people of the forest....
Apes are capable of expressing very human qualities in their faces and their actions, which I wanted to capture in the following body of work. I choose to paint orangutans, because their rich red coats can display various emotions, from rage to warmth.
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