Magritte - Hardcover
The great Belgian Surrealist: Magritte's paintings give a sense of the amazing, the surprising, and the ridiculous It is impossible to overlook the influence of René Magritte (1898-1967) on contemporary art. His surrealistic painting turns the usual order of things ironically on its head, thus restoring mystery to a world that has lost its magic.
His work typically conveys a sense of the amazing, the surprising, and the ridiculous—but also the unsettling. Without a specific message, Magritte’s paintings nonetheless speak to us, creating a connection between opposites on an associative level. Thus a dinner roll can, with complete naturalness, fly past a barred dungeon opening.
In discussing his art, Magritte spoke of "inspired thoughts": he was indeed a painter-philosopher who thought in pictorial form and moved with seemingly playful lightness in the exalted atmosphere of his own imagination. About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
His work typically conveys a sense of the amazing, the surprising, and the ridiculous—but also the unsettling. Without a specific message, Magritte’s paintings nonetheless speak to us, creating a connection between opposites on an associative level. Thus a dinner roll can, with complete naturalness, fly past a barred dungeon opening.
In discussing his art, Magritte spoke of "inspired thoughts": he was indeed a painter-philosopher who thought in pictorial form and moved with seemingly playful lightness in the exalted atmosphere of his own imagination. About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
- a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
- a concise biography
- approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Marcel Paquet was born in 1947 in Jumet, Belgium. In 1978 he obtained his doctorate from the Free University of Brussels with a thesis entitled La Différence des Penseés de Kant et de Hegel dans la question de l'essence de l'art. Dividing his time between Brussels and Paris, he has published a number of books on such subjects as Paul Delvaux, Fernando Botero, and Hans Bellmer.
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- PublisherTASCHEN
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 3836531224
- ISBN 13 9783836531221
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages96
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