King's Son

A 2022 homage to René Magritte's Le Fils de l'Homme (The Son of Man). In Magritte's painting, the figure's face is concealed by a floating green apple. In mine, a chess king piece takes that place — and the apple finds its way onto the hat. The title shifts with the substitution: not the son of man, but the king's son. Every time I look at it I wonder the same thing — what is the king's son hiding?