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Javier Mayoral The Six Human Senses - Guy Hepner Editions
Acrylic on wood panel
8 x 9 1/2 in
20.3 x 24.1 cm
Unique

Javier Mayoral’s The Six Human Senses is a witty and thought-provoking painting that reimagines how we categorize perception. In six neatly divided squares, each illustrated with a set of expressive lips, Mayoral labels not only the familiar five senses - vision, taste, hearing, smell, and touch - but also proprioception, the often-overlooked awareness of one’s own body in space. By using mouths as the visual anchor for every sense, the artist playfully collapses distinctions, suggesting that experience, communication, and embodiment are deeply intertwined. With humor and a touch of surrealism, Mayoral highlights both the limitations of how we traditionally define human senses and the fluidity of how we actually perceive the world.

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