René Magritte

[iperlchen]

"My painting is visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable." René Magritte​

I was just scanning a few of my favorite paintings + collages and noticed there was a thread missing

1926 - Le Conquérant heart: a plank in suit, it's unevitably fascinating to me)

[scanned from the book 'Magritte - Catalogue of the Exhibition']

 

[Cosette]

I'm fascinated almost more by her words than the painting itself... "mystery means nothing"? I would say the question, "What does it mean?" is one of the most important things one can ask.

If her paintings "evoke mystery" which this one definitely does, then I think it does mean something. To me, a piece of artwork will mean nothing if it evokes nothing. It just seems like she contradicts herself. But that's what makes this painting so fascinating to me now...

 

[jennifer~]

Mysterious indeed... She proclaims mystery has no meaning, I make my muddled sense of that by figuring, As long as the question 'What does that mean?' remains unanwsered it hasn't one, and remains a mystery, thereby indirectly rendering mystery meaningless.

Though I really have no idea , I just wanted to post my favorite :

rosart.biz

 

[Estella*]

to shed some light on the subject i'm posting a picture of monsieur magritte

from www.wallonie-en-ligne.net

 

[Cosette]

A monsieur! Well then...
Thanks anna

I was searching for more pieces and I found this one, which has struck me the hardest so far... I think it's fascinating.

(www.boijmans.nl/ smartsite125134.dws)

 

[mirrra]

thanks perlefine
one of the first artists i fell in love when i was a kid
the one who hinted that the world is not obvious...
http://www.fantasyarts.net

http://www.poster.net

http://www.louvre.or.jp
www.artsfairies.com
haven't seen some of those though

 

[lumy_]

oh, great tread. I just went to belgium and at the national gallery in brussels they had a huge room of magritte-paintings, it was great! he was belgian right?--i suppose thats why there were so many painting by him there. anyway, i bought a book about him that I still haven't had a chance to read and that i actually totally forgot all about, but now that this thread reminded me of him again, I'll be sure to get started on it next week and bwt, my favorite one is this one http://www.leninimports.com/f962-magritte.jpg (sorry for the link, but i haven't figured out how to post pictures yet!)

 

[fab_fifties_fille]

Great thread, thanks perlefine

I love Magritte's stuff, it's the kind of trippy thing I'd dream about then have a weird feeling waking up...something quite dark and confusing.

 

[fugfashion]

love this thread (my own files )