Samuel Bak

The Man Makes the Hat [Octet 2/8]

   
The Man Makes the Hat [Octet 2/8]
  • 2021
  • Oil on canvas
  • 18 18 × 14 inches(46 × 35 12 cm)

  • Signed lower right: BAK 2/8

  • Or the hat makes the man. Or the man in metal gets nailed.
    The ongoing fascination with Hats and Nails.
    Clearly smoke also is an important element.

    In the midst of war in Ukraine, these images all remind us of assault from others or self-inflicted assault. The irony that Putin is on a denazification campaign against a country who, in 1940 and on, were even worse when slaughtering Jews than the Nazis.
    The lies of dictators that distort history for their own agenda.

    Also the nail created crucifix is prominently presented.
    Questions. Questions. And again no effective answers!

    Bernard H. Pucker, BAK a Day, March 3, 2022

  • Themes:  Tool Figure Smoke

Literature

FIGURING OUT . Paintings by Samuel Bak 2017-2022 Lawrence L. Langer, Andrew Meyers 2022 Boston, MA, p. 41, 42, ill.

An Unimaginable Partnerschip Lawrence L. Langer 2022 Boston, MA, p. 468, ill.

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