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Magritte - (Basic Art) by Marcel Paquet (Hardcover)

Name: Magritte - (Basic Art) by Marcel Paquet (Hardcover)
Brand: Taschen
SKU: 82980365
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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.
Author(s): Marcel Paquet
96 Pages
Architecture, General
Series Name: Basic Art

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About the Book

Meet the Belgian Surrealist forever on the hunt for magic and mystery. This introduction to Magritte presents key works from the artist's vast repertoire of visual humor, paradox, and surprise which makes us look and look again, not only at the painting, but at our sense of self and the world.

Book Synopsis

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.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 10.3 Inches (H) x 8.3 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.35 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 96

Genre: Architecture

Sub-Genre: General

Series Title: Basic Art

Publisher: Taschen

Format: Hardcover

Author: Marcel Paquet

Language: English

Street Date: October 9, 2015

TCIN: 82980365

UPC: 9783836503570

Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-5325

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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