In Rene Magritte’s
exhibit “The Mystery of the Ordinary,” at the M.O.M.A, there were many works of
art that touches the line between reality and fantasy. The work I chose was “Les
Amants.” It shows two lovers kissing with a cloth over their heads. The reality
of this work is what most people do everything and that’s kiss. The fantasy in
the art work is that nobody kisses while having cloths wrapping around their
heads. The elements the artist use to relate to out waking reality is people kissing.
The elements the artist uses to negate or deny our understanding of reality is how
the two people have cloths wrapped around their heads. In my opinion, the altered perception of
reality shows how people kiss but by having cloth wrapped around your heads it
seems pointless because nobody does this in real life.
René Magritte
"The Lovers"
Oil on canvas
1928
1928
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