Magritte


 * Rene Magritte**

Full Name of Artist (birthname)- Magritte, Rene

Born-1898 in Haninaut, Belgium

Died-1967 Brussels, Belgium at the age of 69

Art Medium/materials- oil on canvas, oil pastels, bronze, gouache on paper, watercolor

Gouache is opaque water colors mixed with preporation of gum.

Subject/genre-fiction paintings He painted ordinary objects in unusual content giving new meaning to familiar things. He drew realtic pictures.

Art movement/period of artist- Magritte painted in a realistic style often called magic realism or surrealism.He painted in precise, realistic style that is offten referred to as majic realism.

Title of art work- His picture present oridonary scens .But usally contains a combination of elements that you would not usally see together.The Empire of light was created in 1954. The meterials used for this panting was Oil on canvas.

Title of artwork-Golconda Year it was created-1953 Medium- Oil on canvas



An interesting fact about my artist- Magritte's paintings include mysterious men wearing boulder hats. This painting, //Golconda,// shows of a pattern of these men suspended in the air. Magritte was part Italian and Russian. Magritte uses everyday objects into successful pictures.He used many apples and eggs in his paintings. He also used bells which are balls that float.

Works Cited: //Rene Magritte//. March 8, 2011. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golconda_(painting]) Easby, Rebecca Jeffrey. "Magritte, Rene." //World Book Student//. World Book, 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. "Magritte"Marcel Paquet March 20, 2011