Explore panoramic photos of CityGarden: “Voyage, 1999″

BY BRIAN WILLIAMSON • bwilliamson@post-dispatch.com
AND CHARLES WILLIAMS • cwilliams@post-dispatch.com | Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:37 pm

In Voyage, Jean-Michel Folon's everyman sits in a boat opposite a sleeping cat. Everyman is about to embark on a voyage, but he is not the one rowing the boat.

“Voyage, 1999″ by Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005)

Among the themes that run through Folon’s work are the alienation of modern man in a world of new technology and the magical power of imagination. He was best known for his illustrations of Everyman depicted as a man dressed in a raincoat with a brimmed hat and a blank face. In Voyage, Everyman sits in a boat opposite a sleeping cat. It is impossible to tell which direction the boat is traveling. Everyman is about to embark on a voyage, but he is not the one rowing the boat. (Gateway Foundation)

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Posted in Arts-and-theatre, Recreation on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:37 pm Updated: 12:57 pm. | Tags: Citygarden, Jean-michel Folon, Sculpture, St. Louis Mo, Downtown, Panoramas, Brian Williamson, Charles Williams, Attractions, Multimedia