By Abir Pothi
Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist and painter well known for depicting ordinary things in strange, surprising contexts, which usually initiated queries about the qualities and peripheries of reality and articulation, leading us into a phase we had never been to.
He started as a graphic artist, and in 1929, his painting career transformed, he began to paint figurative paintings, and in his first solo exhibition, he launched himself as a Surrealist painter whose claim to severing the links between character and nature would remain a constant.
After the successful opening of the exhibition, Magritte moved to Paris to live there and work with other surrealistic artists. In Paris, he painted frequently and supposed that time was the prolific of his life; with other surrealistic artists, Magritte found a rhythm in painting and life.
The painted world of Rene Magritte is tormenting and bewitching, often celebrated as an ironical edge of visual perception
After Magritte’s death, the artist’s legacy arose, and he got worldwide attention, often adapted in advertisements celebrated in posters, book covers, and other media.