{"product_id":"magritte-hardcover","title":"Magritte - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcel Paquet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\", \u003cstrong\u003eRené Magritte (1898-1967)\u003c\/strong\u003e created an \u003cstrong\u003eecho chamber of object and image, name and thing, reality and representation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like other Surrealist works, Magritte's paintings combine a \u003cstrong\u003eprecise, mimetic technique \u003c\/strong\u003ewith \u003cstrong\u003eabnormal, alienating configurations\u003c\/strong\u003e which defy the laws of scale, logic, and science: a comb the size 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 \"\u003cstrong\u003ewhat is hidden by what we see.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This introductory book explores Magritte's vast repertoire of \u003cstrong\u003evisual humor, paradox, and surprise \u003c\/strong\u003ewhich 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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.3 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67963691368702,"sku":"9783836503570","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/bVx-W1wGgE9783836503570.webp?v=1793699518","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/magritte-hardcover","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}