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Society and Arts: René Magritte

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1 Society and Arts: René Magritte
Marine Henry

2 Presentation Personal Life Works of art Legacy Conclusion Golconde
Le fils de l’homme (Son of Man)

3 Personal Life Lessines His mother’s suicide
Académie Royales des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles Paris Autoportrait (Self-Portrait)

4 Works of art Surrealist but… Descriptive painting Painter vs. Thinker
L’empire des lumières (The empire of lights) The Persistence of Memory, Salvatore Dali

5 Works of art “An object never fulfills the same function as its name or image” – René Magritte La Trahison des images (The Treachery of Images)

6 Works of art Magritte discribes his painting as ‘’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?’’ Le Viol (The Rape)

7 Legacy “What I love about Magritte is he turned the world upside down and inside out in terms of meaning and significance.” - Paul McCartney

8 Pop culture Les Amants (The Lovers) Jeff beck’s album cover
La Chambre d’écoute (The Listening Room) Mine video – Beyoncé ft. Drake Candy Tongue, Flora Borsi

9 Thank you for your attention
COnclusion Thank you for your attention


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