Monkey Artist Painting Van Gogh abstracting a tropical plant into

abstracting a tropical plant into pure rhythm and shine

Behind them the cosmos opens into a painterly nebula of burnt orange

their patterned coats sharply detailed against a cloud-streaked sky

The honeyed ambers and creamy whites flatter taupe

lending the scene a theatrical

Monkey Artist Painting Van Gogh abstracting a tropical plant intoThis commanding portrait fills the frame with the face of a gorilla, its powerful features painted in a graffiti inspired clash of steel blue, violet, orange and pink. Drips and runs of paint trail down from the brow and muzzle, while spattered flecks of bright colour scatter across the deep, shadowy background. The eyes, ringed in warm amber, carry a heavy, knowing intensity that holds the gaze and lends the whole piece real gravity. Raw and