Donald was never the MVP, but he always showed up.
Duck Hustle captures a moment of cartoon bravado, rendered in high-shine chrome and locked in a power stance. The basketball becomes a symbol of ambition, not achievement, a quiet refusal to quit.
This sculpture is for the misfits who kept going.
It’s not about winning. It’s about showing up with style and stubbornness, and doing it in chrome.
The work draws influence from post-ironic figurine art and pop surrealist traditions, where kitsch is elevated into critique. It shares lineage with KAWS, Ron English, and the visual rebellion of lowbrow art, polished, punchy, and full of subtext.
Duck Hustle turns failure into performance and makes underdog energy collectible