Magritte Watch - Komono - The Dream's Key
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About Magritte Watch - Komono - The Dream’s Key
This Magritte Watch is inspired by the artist's painting: The Dream's Key. Everyday objects are placed against a chalkboard backdrop and each one is given an unexpected ‘explanation’. In the Komono version, all explanations are dropped and the objects are left to evoke or reveal the mystery on their own.
René Magritte was one of the most famous surrealist painters of all time. His ability to challenge perception inspired many artists to come, such as Andy Warhol, Jan Verdoodt and Jasper Johns. Furthermore, his idiosyncratic vision of Surrealism has won over the hearts and minds of millions.
He worked across various media including painting, printmaking, sculpting, photography, and film. His depiction of normal, everyday objects rearranged in an unusual way allowed his viewers to take a deeper look at what was in front of them and realize what the image truly represented.
One of his most well-known pieces, The Treachery of Images exemplifies his ability to give new meanings to objects. It is an image of a pipe, and beneath it, a message that reads, “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (“This is not a pipe”).
This ability to make the mundane strange and the known unknown has solidified Magritte’s talents in the art world. Eventually, it has profoundly affected the Conceptualist and Pop Art movements, to this very day. More details Magritte Watch - Komono - The Dream’s Key:
