René Magritte used a realistic style to portray commonplace objects in odd juxtapositions, such as a train emerging from a fireplace, pieces of fruit wearing masks, or an enormous green apple that filled an entire room. René Magritte worked in oil paint on canvas in a representational, illustrative style, in which subject matter was more important than painting technique.
« The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown. »
René Magritte
René Magritte used many iconic images repeatedly in his work, such as the bowler hat, fluffy white clouds in a blue sky, and round steel bells. He liked to challenge people's preconceptions, albeit in a friendly way, and his painti
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René Magritte used a realistic style to portray commonplace objects in odd juxtapositions, such as a train emerging from a fireplace, pieces of fruit wearing masks, or an enormous green apple that filled an entire room. René Magritte worked in oil paint on canvas in a representational, illustrative style, in which subject matter was more important than painting technique.
« The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown. »
René Magritte
René Magritte used many iconic images repeatedly in his work, such as the bowler hat, fluffy white clouds in a blue sky, and round steel bells. He liked to challenge people's preconceptions, albeit in a friendly way, and his paintings are well-known for being clever and even somewhat irreverent. A good example of this is his painting of a pipe with the words Ceci n'est pas une pipe This is not a pipe) to remind the viewer that it is indeed not a pipe, but a painting Just try to stuff it with tobacco he observed). The title of this work, The Treachery of Images, reminds us not to take what we see too seriously. (
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