Storm Monkey Parliment II
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About This Work
In *Storm Monkey Parliment II*, Mason stages a charged contemporary allegory, using the “parliament” of monkeys as a mirror for human governance, spectacle, and collective behaviour. The work’s dynamic composition and storm-laden atmosphere amplify a sense of volatility, while Mason’s controlled mark-making—layered pigments, tonal contrasts, and crisp linear accents—builds both movement and psychological tension. Balancing satire with gravitas, the artist draws on a long cultural lineage of animal symbolism to question authority, conformity, and the fragility of social order. At once painterly and sharply observational, the piece resonates with today’s media-saturated politics, offering collectors a visually compelling, culturally relevant statement within contemporary figurative practice.
About the Artist
Mason Storm did not follow the traditional route into art and his training and artistic education in painting, sculpture ceramics and photography came from as he puts it “hanging around with artists from an early age at a local youth centre”, these artists however include some of the UK’s most celeb...
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