By
Tom Blood
Piece description from the artist
My on-going homage to Magritte continues. This painting is a follow-up to, "A Man On A Bird On A Wire". It recently sold and I decided I wanted to explore another treatment using my 'little man'. I decided to put him on top of the big man's bowler hat. The moment I had the idea, I knew I had to paint it. Having it be just the two figures against some big, puffy clouds makes it an interesting, whimsical and fun painting. I call it "Alter Ego" because in a sense, Magritte and all he stands for is a part of my own ego. With this painting, the man takes his alter ego with him wherever he goes!
Tom Blood is a self-taught, modern-day surrealist, heavily influenced by his all-time favourite artist, Rene Magritte. Some of his early works include two crowd favorites – "Bobby Hull" which was created using a palette knife and "The Three Stooges" which was created using three primary colors. Since that time, Tom has pursued a more surrealistic path. He paints ideas. His goal is to paint the impossible, or at least, the highly improbable. With his paintings, viewers can always tell what's going on, not necessarily knowing why. He wants his paintings to tell stories that make people think, or bring a smile. His work has won numerous awards locally and he has had a number of solo shows in the St. Louis, Missouri area where he was born and raised.
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