Magritte or the Object Lesson
The surrealist painter René Magritte questions the objective reality and emphasizes the arbitrariness of the relationship between an object, its image and its name: the evocation of mystery consists of images of familiar things gathered or transformed in such a way that they no longer conform to our ideas, whether naive or wise.
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Magritte or the Object Lesson
The surrealist painter René Magritte questions the objective reality and emphasizes the arbitrariness of the relationship between an object, its image and its name: the evocation of mystery consists of images of familiar things gathered or transformed in such a way that they no longer conform to our ideas, whether naive or wise.
Orignal Title
La Leçon de choses ou Magritte
Orignal Language
fr
Duration
14 minutes
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Release Data
1960-01-01
Production Companies
RTBF, Ministère de l’Instruction publique
