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Rene Magritte - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The Lovers(1928)
        
        Not to Be Reproduced(1937)
  - - - The Son of Man (1964)
  - - - Personal Values (1952).
        
        Time Transfixed (1938) – René Magritte
  - - - The Treachery of Images(1929)
  - - - Beautiful world(1962)
        
        The Empire of Light (1954)
  - - - The False Mirror (1929)
- - - - The Lovers(1928)
      - The Son of Man (1964)
      - The Great War(1964)
    - - The Treachery of Images(1929)
      - Les chasseurs au bord de la nuit(1928)
  - - - Floating human 🧍☁️
        
        Golconda(1953)
      - Floating rock🪨🏯☁️
        
        The Castle of the Pyrenees (1959)
        
        The Glass Key (1959)
    - - 🧍🐦
        
        Therapist(1937)
      - ⭕️👨
        
        The art of living(1967)
      - 👶 🔁 👩
        
        The Spirit of Geometry(1937)
  - - - Personal Values (1952)
      - The Listening Room, 1952
    - - ⏰🚉
        
        Time Transfixed (1938) – René Magritte
      - 🦶👞
        
        Red model(1935)
  - - - The Human Condition(1933)
      - La Beau Monde (1962)
      - The Companions of Fear (1942)
    - - The Blank Check (1965)
      - Dangerous Liaisons(1926)
- - - - Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
        
        Photo of Rene Magritte in1918 at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
      - a prestigious higher arts school
      - located at Rue du Midi 144 in central Brussels
      - Famous alumni include Vincent van Gogh
    - - 21 November 1898
      - at Lessines, Belgium.
    - - He moved to Paris
      - he joined the Surrealist group
        
        left to right: front 3 people :(Irène Hamoir, Marthe Nougé, Georgette Magritte)
        
        back 5 people(André Souris, Paul Nougé, Louis Scutenaire, René Magritte, E.L.T. Mesens)
      - (1927–1930)
      - rented a modest apartment
        
        in Le Perreux-sur-Marne
        
        lived at 101 Avenue de la République
    - - friends with
        
        Max Ernst
        
        they worked, socialized, and exhibited together during his years in Paris.
        
        left to right: René Magritte, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Man Ray
        
        Salvador Dalí
        
        Magritte stayed at Dalí's home in Spain in 1929
        
        Portlligat, Cadaqués, Spain
        
        meet at surrealist group
        
        However, Dalí was eccentric and loved attention, Magritte prefers quiet place
        
        Casual friends
        
        André Breton
        
        welcomed Magritte into Paris at first
        
        The leader of Surrealism
        
        They later fell out because Breton criticized Magritte's wife for wearing a crucifix necklace
        
        Paul Éluard
        
        French poet
        
        Magritte's closest friends.
        
        famous book:
        
        Capitale de la douleur (1926)
      - wife
        
        photo of Rene and Georgette
        
        name
        
        Georgette Magritte
  - - - Pancreatic cancer.
    - - Brussels
- - - - Uses oil paint for smooth blending.
      - Produces rich colours and fine details.
      - Makes surreal scenes appear realistic.
      - example
        
        The Listening Room, 1952
    - - Brushstrokes are almost invisible.
      - Creates a polished and realistic surface.
      - use big brush create smooth surface
        
        https://share.google/RaCL2t5vKPbiasup6
      - example
        
        The Human Condition(1933)
    - - Applies thin layers of oil paint.
      - Creates smooth colour transitions.
        
        https://share.google/9AaZBELHcc8oePwRH
        
        thin paint only contains 1-2 layer paint, thick paint contains >4 layer
        
        thin paint
      - Produces soft lighting and natural shadows.
      - example
        
        The Empire of Light (1954)
    - - Carefully paints small details and textures.
        
        example same detailing techniques from artist Eisenry https://share.google/7brb4TMxMKQ8wlraR
      - Makes ordinary objects look realistic.
      - Strengthens the illusion of the impossible scene.
      - example
        
        Golconda(1953)