Mountain and Sea Yo-Yo

Mountain and Sea Yo-Yo, by Mu Pan (Taichung City, Taiwan, 1976) presents us with a fight in a city between humans and headless humanoid monkeys. Monkeys play a key role in his work, as for him they represent human nature in its rawest form. In this drawing, the monkeys are headless monstrous creatures, with human mouths on their bellies and adorned with human elements such as chains, guns, and clothing. Mu Pan has made the mixture of cultures his personal brand. His works present multiple narrative layers, personal reflections on human behaviour where humour and violence often come together.