Inspired by René Magritte - Golconda
Magritte got the name for this painting from his poet friend Louis Scutenaire, who often helped him find names for his paintings. All of the faces are different, but he included a likeness of Scutenaire in the middle of the center row. The name he chose, Golconda, refers to a city in India, which was considered the world’s diamond capital. Bowlers were designed for the British middle class, in the second half of the 19th century. It denoted informality and practicality, juxtaposed to the more formal top hat. This ubiquitous piece of fashion, worn by bourgeois men, was the definition of anonymity. This painting is peppered with bowler-hatted gents who represent the common man, the sort who would not stand out. Magritte said, “The bowler poses no surprise. It is a headdress that is not original. The man with the bowler is just middle-class man in his anonymity. I wear it, because I am not eager to singularize myself.”
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