Rene Magritte
Artist:
Rene Magritte is a world renowned Surrealist artist, known for his strange yet witty artworks designed to make the audience think. He was born on the 21st of November 1898, in Lessines, Belgium and died on the 15th of August, 1967.
It was in 1915, as a seventeen year old, when Magritte first began his career in art. He began studying at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels where, despite the lack of attendance, he was introduced to art concepts such as Futurism, Cubism and Purism. It can be observed in many of his works the influence of these concepts particularly some of his earlier pieces. After studying, he served in the military for a period at the end of World War One, after which he became a free-hand poster …show more content…
It is believed that she drowned herself in a river and when she was brought out her dress covered her face, and a thirteen year old Magritte saw it all.
Audience:
Magritte’s works were part of a growing era in art, meaning his pieces were a new concept to people. Surrealism is a hard concept to comprehend itself, and Magritte’s works often held some kind of riddle or illusion making them all the more harder to understand. Thus, Magritte’s works were often ‘looked over’ as a result of this confusion, something he noticed after failing to make a large impact in Paris after three …show more content…
People became fascinated by his works, Magritte explained that “Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see” (Renee Magritte, 1940)
Consequently, his works are open to interpretation, being expressed in a way that gives the audience a chance to form their own opinions of his art.
Frame:
The frame that best reflects the majority of Magritte’s works is the Subjective Frame. This is due to his works being designed to provoke emotions and responses from the audience, even if it is in an unconventional manner.
A famous example of this would be Magritte’s ‘The Son of Man’ (See Image 3); a highly unique painting which is notoriously hard to decipher. Magritte never confirmed the meaning behind the artwork and so it will forever remain a mystery. Due to this, many critics have voiced their views on what ‘The Son of Man’ could possibly be, which is possibly what Magritte wanted all along, to confuse people and make them think. This makes Magritte’s relationship with his audience a unique one with his experiences and inspiration being distorted under a haze… or in this case and
Artist:
Rene Magritte is a world renowned Surrealist artist, known for his strange yet witty artworks designed to make the audience think. He was born on the 21st of November 1898, in Lessines, Belgium and died on the 15th of August, 1967.
It was in 1915, as a seventeen year old, when Magritte first began his career in art. He began studying at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels where, despite the lack of attendance, he was introduced to art concepts such as Futurism, Cubism and Purism. It can be observed in many of his works the influence of these concepts particularly some of his earlier pieces. After studying, he served in the military for a period at the end of World War One, after which he became a free-hand poster …show more content…
It is believed that she drowned herself in a river and when she was brought out her dress covered her face, and a thirteen year old Magritte saw it all.
Audience:
Magritte’s works were part of a growing era in art, meaning his pieces were a new concept to people. Surrealism is a hard concept to comprehend itself, and Magritte’s works often held some kind of riddle or illusion making them all the more harder to understand. Thus, Magritte’s works were often ‘looked over’ as a result of this confusion, something he noticed after failing to make a large impact in Paris after three …show more content…
People became fascinated by his works, Magritte explained that “Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see” (Renee Magritte, 1940)
Consequently, his works are open to interpretation, being expressed in a way that gives the audience a chance to form their own opinions of his art.
Frame:
The frame that best reflects the majority of Magritte’s works is the Subjective Frame. This is due to his works being designed to provoke emotions and responses from the audience, even if it is in an unconventional manner.
A famous example of this would be Magritte’s ‘The Son of Man’ (See Image 3); a highly unique painting which is notoriously hard to decipher. Magritte never confirmed the meaning behind the artwork and so it will forever remain a mystery. Due to this, many critics have voiced their views on what ‘The Son of Man’ could possibly be, which is possibly what Magritte wanted all along, to confuse people and make them think. This makes Magritte’s relationship with his audience a unique one with his experiences and inspiration being distorted under a haze… or in this case and