About Me

Eric Christopher Hon

Mad Hat Gentleman

I took an early interest in the arts always drawing and doodling where and when I could, my best classes were always something creative. After attending Boston College for a business degree, in 2003 I was granted a unique opportunity to study at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland as one of their first-ever international students. Upon completing an MFA program and returning to the States in 2010 I detoured into studying therapy to survive. The unexpected benefit of the program however was learning to live without the physical discomforts which had plagued me since childhood. My years treating a wide variety of suffering have intertwined my art with a fascination with pain and how we confront it.

As a society, art can be at the forefront of how we face changes during great upheaval. Uncertainty can lead many down the path to ruin and lack of dialogue and transparency is preventing solutions from being found. I attempt in my art to address these afflictions to promote positive change.

I fell in love with the work of Jean Michel Basquiat not so many years ago and have found his pioneering style of neo-expressionism an incredibly powerful form of communication. The moniker of Mad Hat Gentleman is a nod to my fascination with the human psyche and how we relate to trauma and one another.

Thank you for your time,

Sincerely,
Eric

My art business has been designated as a "Trusted Art Seller" with The Art Storefronts Organization, which means you can shop with confidence, and know that I stand behind the quality and value of my products.