The Monkey King is the very intriguing character of the famous Asian epic "Journey to the West." Monkey was kicked out of the heavenly realms because he was deemed to be incorrigible, undisciplined, and reckless. Yet he had a big heart underneath all his foolish behavior. Monkey was accompanied on his adventures by characters that represented his unruly aspects as well as his higher nature. I wanted to depict the Monkey King as he became after his adventures...wiser, awake, redeemable, yet still possessing his carefree spirit.The Monkey King is the very intriguing character of the famous Asian epic "Journey to the West." Monkey was kicked out of the heavenly realms because he was deemed to be incorrigible, undisciplined, and reckless. Yet he had a big heart underneath all his foolish behavior. Monkey was accompanied on his adventures by characters that represented his unruly aspects as well as his higher nature. I wanted to depict the Monkey King as he became after his adventures...wiser, awake, redeemable, yet still possessing his carefree spirit.
