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Rene Magritte, the iconic Belgian surrealist artist, challenged conventions of reality and perception with his enigmatic and thought-provoking paintings. From his famous depiction of a pipe accompanied by the caption "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" ("This is not a pipe") to his surreal juxtapositions of ordinary objects in extraordinary settings, Magritte's visual wit and philosophical depth continue to captivate audiences and influence generations of artists around the world.
"Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see."
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"To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been."
"My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable."
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