During these years and beyond,Magrittedefined his unique artistic style that critics called Magic realism.
My painting is visible images which conceal nothing, is how he described his work.
It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing, it is unknowable.
The mysterious scene invites viewers to question why the lovers are unable to truly communicate or touch.
Its difficult to speculate on a singular meaning, but the paintings hues allude to certain themes.
The color blue in the background is associated with water, which often symbolizes life.
Photo: “The Treachery of Images” by René Magritte (1929).Wikimedia Commons(Public Domain)
The woman wears red, perhaps representing love or passion.
The man in the painting wears a black suit, a color frequently associated with death.
The veils are of a whitish or grayish color, possibly representing purity or purity that is tainted.
Photo:La condition humaine, 1933byehpien (photographer)(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
When she was found, 13-year-old Magritte was present at the scene.
It stares out at the viewer with realistic detail and texture.
The eyes pupil floats against a cloud-filled sky, appearing as though the iris is a circular window.
Of the series, perhaps the most famous is the first piece painted in 1933 (pictured here).
It takes place in a room where there is a completed painting on an easel before a window.
The painting mirrors the outdoor landscape, simultaneously covering it up while revealing whats beyond the curtains.
The artist shared an explanation of the 1933 work.
Similarly we sometimes remember a past event as being in the present.
Time and space lose meaning and our daily experience becomes paramount.
This is how we see the world.
But, upon further reflection, thats not the case.
One of those elementsthe landscape and painting of the landscapeis no more real than the other.
Both are figments of Magrittes imagination.
In no other painting does this shine through as it does inPersonal Values.
Here, the artist depicts a seemingly common bedroom.
However, the titleGolcondawas provided by Magrittes friend and poet Louis Scutenaire.
Golconda is a ruined city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, near Hyderabad.
The second isThe Great War of the Facadeswhich depicts an elegantly dressed woman with blossoming flowers blocking her face.
Speaking aboutThe Son of Man, Magritte said, At least it hides the face partly.
It’s something that happens constantly.
Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.
There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us.
