masturbation stick

Oil on canvas, 100x50cm

My friend Alkinos has been studying macaque monkey behaviour. He told me about spending four days observing them, and the activity they love doing most? Rubbing clitorises of course. There are also cases of monkeys using sticks to facilitate pleasure. This is the tree where the stick comes from.

This painting is part of Monkey Business, an exhibition inspired by the diverse expressions of biological sex and sexual behaviour in the animal kingdom.