{"product_id":"magritte","title":"Magritte","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom men in bowler hats, floating in the sky, to a painting of a pipe above the caption \"this is not a pipe\", \u003cstrong\u003eRené Magritte (1898-1967)\u003c\/strong\u003e created an \u003cstrong\u003eecho chamber of object and image, name and thing, reality and representation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like other Surrealist works, Magritte's paintings combine a \u003cstrong\u003eprecise, mimetic technique \u003c\/strong\u003ewith \u003cstrong\u003eabnormal, alienating configurations\u003c\/strong\u003e which defy the laws of scale, logic, and science: a comb the size of a wardrobe, rocks that float in the sky, clouds that drift through an open door. The result is a direct yet disorientating realm, often witty, often unsettling, and always prompting us to look beyond the visible, to \"\u003cstrong\u003ewhat is hidden by what we see.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This introductory book explores Magritte's vast repertoire of \u003cstrong\u003evisual humor, paradox, and surprise \u003c\/strong\u003ewhich to this day makes us look and look again, not only at the painting, but at our sense of self and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\r","brand":"Marcel Paquet","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (English)","offer_id":44443183677676,"sku":"9783836503570","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover (French)","offer_id":44443183710444,"sku":"9783836503563","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover (Spanish)","offer_id":44443183743212,"sku":"9783836503358","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9783836503570.jpg?v=1719932657","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/magritte","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}