This is Magritte
Allmer, Patricia2016
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Belgian artist René Magritte's biography is a key element of his art. His life is infused with bizarre moments: a surreal journey oscillating between fact and fiction that he always conducted as the straight-faced bowler-hatted man. The events of Magritte's childhood played an important part in creating the surrealist, but it was his popular culture borrowings from crime fiction, advertising, and postcards that has made his work instantly recognizable. The often unreliable nature of Magritte's accounts of his own life have transformed his public image into a kind of fictional character rather than a "real person". He would shape his own life story to be its own surreal work of art.
Main title:
This is Magritte / Patricia Allmer ; illustrations by Iker Spozio.
Imprint:
London : Laurence King Publishing, 2016.
Collation:
80 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781780678504
Dewey class:
759.9493
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
288631
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Art and Craft | 759.9493 MAG | Available |