Im Vergleich zu den Philosophen, die er schätzte, bewegt sich Magritte mit einer größeren Unbeschwertheit durch die Höhenluft seiner Vorstellungswelt. Seine Malerei ist eine ironische Verkehrung der gewohnten Ordnung der Dinge. Sie gibt der entzauberten Welt ihr Geheimnis zurück.
Masterful Modern Series
This series delves into the captivating realm of artworks that deliberately subvert our perception of reality. Each volume explores visual paradoxes and unexpected juxtapositions, challenging conventional understandings of objects and their representations. Readers will encounter pieces that blend precise technique with bizarre configurations, defying the laws of logic and nature. It's an invitation to look beyond the visible and contemplate the hidden meanings within.
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René Magritte, 1898-1967. Thought rendered visible
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
From men in bowler hats, floating in the sky, to a painting of a pipe above the caption "this is not a pipe", René Magritte (1898-1967) created an echo chamber of object and image, name and thing, reality and representation. Like other Surrealist works, Magritte's paintings combine a precise, mimetic technique with abnormal, alienating configurations which defy the laws of scale, logic, and science: a comb the size of a wardrobe, rocks that float in the sky, clouds that drift through an open door. The result is a direct yet disorientating realm, often witty, often unsettling, and always prompting us to look beyond the visible, to "what is hidden by what we see." This introductory book explores Magritte's vast repertoire of visual humor, paradox, and surprise which to this day makes us look and look again, not only at the painting, but at our sense of self and the world.