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Folkert de Jong — Act of Despair - Bowler Hat #2
Folkert de Jong

Act of Despair - Bowler Hat #2

A haunting bronze sculpture by Folkert de Jong, *Act of Despair - Bowler Hat #2* presents a distorted human figure wearing a classic bowler hat, merging dark humor with a sense of existential unease. The work's weighty metallic form contrasts with its almost theatrical, tragicomic character, evoking themes of identity, performance, and desperation. De Jong transforms the familiar symbol of the bowler hat into an unsettling emblem of bourgeois conformity and inner collapse.

Medium
bronze

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February 28, 2017

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Folkert de Jong, Act of Despair - Bowler Hat #2

A haunting bronze sculpture by Folkert de Jong, *Act of Despair - Bowler Hat #2* presents a distorted human figure wearing a classic bowler hat, merging dark humor with a sense of existential unease. The work's weighty metallic form contrasts with its almost theatrical, tragicomic character, evoking themes of identity, performance, and desperation. De Jong transforms the familiar symbol of the bowler hat into an unsettling emblem of bourgeois conformity and inner collapse.

Medium
bronze
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Three-Dimensional Format, Existential Theme, Figurative Sculpture, Dark Mood, Existential Mood, Dutch Artist, Male Artist, Narrative Art, Dark Themes, Monochromatic Tones, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Social Commentary, Three Dimensional Work, Contemporary Sculptor, Political Commentary, 21st Century, Surrealist Influence, Expressionist, Expressionist Style, Three-Dimensional, Bronze Medium, Dark Humor

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