Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.

—René Magritte

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About René Magritte

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René François Ghislain Magritte (French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. His imagery has influenced pop...

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The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.

—René Magritte

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint.

—René Magritte

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If one looks at a thing with the intention of trying to discover what it means, one ends up no longer seeing the thing itself, but thinking of the question that has been raised. One cannot speak about mystery; one must be seized by it.

—René Magritte

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