{"product_id":"magritte-by-marcel-paquet-9783836503570","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\", \u003cb\u003eRené Magritte (1898-1967)\u003c\/b\u003e created an \u003cb\u003eecho chamber of object and image, name and thing, reality and representation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like other Surrealist works, Magritte's paintings combine a \u003cb\u003eprecise, mimetic technique \u003c\/b\u003ewith \u003cb\u003eabnormal, alienating configurations\u003c\/b\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 \"\u003cb\u003ewhat is hidden by what we see.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This introductory book explores Magritte's vast repertoire of \u003cb\u003evisual humor, paradox, and surprise \u003c\/b\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","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080543650028,"sku":"9783836503570","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27023833483553.jpg?v=1765228036","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/magritte-by-marcel-paquet-9783836503570","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}