GABRIEL LAURENT

A composition of Japanese pictorial maxim "Three wise monkeys" (三猿,  'three monkeys') drawn from various references in the world of comics, art and cinema.
The Three monkeys are embodying the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil":

Mizaru (見猿), covering his eyes and "not seeing" (見ざる, mizaru),
Kikazaru (聞か猿), covering his ears and "not hearing" (聞かざる, kikazaru),
Iwazaru (言わ猿), covering his mouth and "not speaking" (言わざる, iwazaru).

Acrylic on canvas.

Ref IKO-1369