{"product_id":"9783836503570","title":"Magritte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a book: Everyday enigma from Belgium's leading Surrealist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike other Surrealist works, Magritte's paintings combine a \u003cb\u003eprecise, mimetic technique\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003eabnormal, alienating configurations\u003c\/b\u003e which defy the laws of scale, logic, and science: A comb the height 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 ”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis introductory book explores Magritte's vast repertoire of \u003cb\u003evisual humor, paradox, and surprise \u003c\/b\u003e which 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\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea concise biography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eapproximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060942061808,"sku":"9783836503570","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836503570_p0.jpg?v=1769887865","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836503570","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}