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Original Artwork | Acrylic on Canvas Board | 12" × 16"
She has something to say. She simply isn't allowed to say it.
Speak No Evil reimagines the familiar proverb through a contemporary lens. A ball gag replaces the traditional hand over the mouth, transforming an image associated with sexual submission into a symbol of enforced silence. Her wide eyes suggest a desire to speak, while the object across her mouth makes that impossible.
Bright turquoise, vivid red, and an intentionally striking expression give the painting a playful, Pop Art-influenced surface. That visual appeal is deliberately at odds with what is happening underneath. The longer you look, the less playful the image becomes.
The painting is one of three works in A.LaB's See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil series, which reimagines the ancient proverb for modern life. Across the series, three women confront different forms of disengagement: escaping reality through technology, becoming trapped within an information bubble, and losing the ability to speak.
In Speak No Evil, silence is not a choice. The work asks what happens when expectations surrounding sexuality, femininity, and submission begin to determine who gets to speak and who is expected to remain quiet.
Original Artwork | Acrylic on Canvas Board | 12" × 16"
She has something to say. She simply isn't allowed to say it.
Speak No Evil reimagines the familiar proverb through a contemporary lens. A ball gag replaces the traditional hand over the mouth, transforming an image associated with sexual submission into a symbol of enforced silence. Her wide eyes suggest a desire to speak, while the object across her mouth makes that impossible.
Bright turquoise, vivid red, and an intentionally striking expression give the painting a playful, Pop Art-influenced surface. That visual appeal is deliberately at odds with what is happening underneath. The longer you look, the less playful the image becomes.
The painting is one of three works in A.LaB's See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil series, which reimagines the ancient proverb for modern life. Across the series, three women confront different forms of disengagement: escaping reality through technology, becoming trapped within an information bubble, and losing the ability to speak.
In Speak No Evil, silence is not a choice. The work asks what happens when expectations surrounding sexuality, femininity, and submission begin to determine who gets to speak and who is expected to remain quiet.