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ISPOTLIGHT R EN E MAG RITTE Driven by Dreams When Magritte puts ordinary objects into unfamiliar situations, they become extraordinary hen you dream, your subconscious mind puts different parts of your life side-by-side. For example, your science teacher might dance the tango with your aunt on the school soccer field.Magritte and other Surrealist artists played with this concept. They found that juxtaposing ordinary but unrelated objects could be as disorienting and powerful as waking up from a strange dream. Inspirationin Paris Magritte knew that he needed to move to Paris, the heart of the Surrealist movement, to get noticed. He arrived in I 1827 and soon met important Surrealists like Max Salvador Dali, and Joan Miro. These artists were interested in the way the mind works, so they read up on the latest theories of psychology. They were especially interested in dreams. I Magritte and Miro became good friends, meeting for every Thursday. During these lively meals, the artists discussed the meaning and purpose of art. Since we already know what the world looks like, why represent it literally on the canvas? If our I dreaming can create strange worlds, perhaps artists should try to do the same in waking life. Why do you think Magritte chose to replace the subject's ribcage with a birdcage inthis portrait? Rene Magritte,1he Thet"opist. 1937. 011 on cenves. 36 l/'lx25 9116,n. Private Collection.Image: Banque d'Images, AOAGP/Att Resource, New York. C2013 C. Herscovicl, london/Art1sts Rights Society (ARS), New York. 6 SCHOLASTIC ART ·DECEMBER 2013 / JANUARY 2011.t How does Magritte challenge the way we think about a fireplace and a train? Rene Magritte, Tuna r,onsrixed, 1938.011 on canvas, 577/8x38 7/81n. Alt nst tute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection.1970.Q26. Image; lhe Bridgeman A.rt Library. 02013 C. Herscovici, ondon/Artista Rights Sooety (ARS), Hew York.
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