Magritte art

By Tai Carmen Though pop culture references to “doppelgangers” (a German word translating to “double-walker”) are often used to describe people who resemble one another, the…

René Magritte (1898-1967) Architecture in the moonlight, 1956

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This surrealistic painting shows two men in black suits floating over a landscape showing a sky covered in grey clouds, empty road and distant mountains. The men are, in fact, the elements of the picture that the viewer would probably notice first, not only because of their strange situation in the space but also because of the dark colors used to paint their suits, contrasting the soft grayish tone of the clouds and the foggy blue hue of the mountains below the scene. It is a very…

Surrealism

René Magritte’s body of work has become part of our collective unconsciousness. His gaze-arresting images continue to go around the world and captivate the imagination of young and old alike. His secret? As the master of Mystery, Magritte manages to turn our perceptions on their head with seeming simplicity. In fact, he thoroughly throws the world in which we live into disarray. In his canvases, items as commonplace as an apple, a glass of water, an umbrella or a bowler hat, suddenly become…

Rene Magritte, Golconda. 1953.

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The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas

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La nuit de Pise

René Magritte with a Chessboard Over His Face” by Paul Nougé (1937)

rene magritte. l’Empire des lumières (1954)

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