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Born 113 years ago today, Belgian artist René Magritte is known for his realistic renderings of familiar objects in surreal situations. “I don’t paint visions,” he once said. “To the best of my capability, by painterly means, I describe objects — and the mutual relationship of objects — in such a way that none of our habitual concepts or feelings is necessarily linked with them.” (via SFMOMA | Explore Modern Art | Our Collection | René Magritte | Les valeurs personnelles (Personal Values))

Born 113 years ago today, Belgian artist René Magritte is known for his realistic renderings of familiar objects in surreal situations. “I don’t paint visions,” he once said. “To the best of my capability, by painterly means, I describe objects — and the mutual relationship of objects — in such a way that none of our habitual concepts or feelings is necessarily linked with them.”

(via SFMOMA | Explore Modern Art | Our Collection | René Magritte | Les valeurs personnelles (Personal Values))

Posted on November 21st, 2011
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    time in Madame’s class, we had to role play surrealist artists?
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