Rene Magritte Research Paper

Patricia Jaurigue
Arth 132
Meyer
Tue/Thurs 11am
Magritte’s Surrealist Style

Rene Magritte was one of the most well-known surrealist painters of all time. It was not until he reached his 50s that he finally grasped fame and recognition for his artwork. Magritte was considered the most influential artist of surrealist art and pop art movement, the work he manifested, and his distinct styles. Much of Magritte's work incorporated normal objects, he would arrange the figures, and locations, which forced the viewer to look deeper into the art and at what was represented.
Magritte was born in 1898 his father was wealthy, and his mother eventually took her life years later. These events in Magritte's life led him to study art. In Magritte's earlier years, many of his admirers compared his style to that of

At this point, he decided to I guess you can say fight his anxiety and be happy from that point on. Rene Magritte decided it was time to change up his style and began to paint what he called leaf-birds, which exotic birds became the dominant motif. One of these works was entitled Le Rendez-Vous, in which each bird is painted colorfully and distinctively. Magritte challenges us as the audience and our expectations or reality by his distortions of scale as well as his perspective. "These subversions, so emblematic of Magritte's thought-provoking and witty approach, are further emphasized through distinct oppositions of color, lighting, depicted movement and, even mood".3 Magritte style was unorthodox and kept everyone wondering the true meaning of his art. Magritte once said, "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