The Shave That Lead To Matrimony

A monkey with shaving cream and a straight blade - Tony South - The Save That Lead To Matrimony -

A simple idea which was formed around the title, The pensive look on the apes face, ready to let go of bachelorhood? In the short space of a shave the answer reveals itself.

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Million To One

A dog in a space suit - Tony South - Million To One

The second painting in this small series that’s based on popular vintage Sci-Fi tropes, this time the bulbous head of an old bulldog worked nicely as a replacement for the usual suspect.

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His Greatest Tweet

A gorilla making a tweet on his cell phone - Tony South - His Greatest Tweet

A representation of a fellow mid tweet, perhaps the greatest tweet, the idea loosely inspired by the Monty Python sketch about “The world’s funniest joke”.

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The Laughing Policeman

A gorilla dressed up like a British policeman - Tony South - The Laughing Policeman

This was based on childhood trips to Blackpool Pleasure beach in the UK, where there resided a rather eerie 1930’s arcade automaton machine based on a policeman that laughed every time someone walked past it. The stuff of nightmares for a youngster in those days.

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But It Looked So Pretty

A monkey holding a cocktail - Tony South - But It Looked So Pretty

A chimpanzee/hybrid. The contrast of the bright cocktail against a fairly monochromatic primate was the main rationale for this work. A lighthearted take on the “Forbidden fruit” theme.

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