Rene Magritte
Rene Magritte
René François Ghislain Magrittewas a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. His imagery has influenced pop, minimalist and conceptual art...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth21 November 1898
CityLessines, Belgium
CountryBelgium
Rene Magritte quotes about
Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.
Too often we tend to reduce what is strange to what is familiar. I intend to restore the familiar to the strange.
Nothing is confused except the mind.
The present reeks of mediocrity and the atom bomb.
Visible things can be invisible. However, our powers of thought grasp both the visible and the invisible – and I make use of painting to render thoughts visible.
Those who become entangled in these false ideas are prevented from perceiving the Integral Oneness.
Everything that is visible hides something that is invisible.
I have few illusions: the cause is lost in advance. As for me, I do my part, which is to drag a fairly drab existence to its conclusion.