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Tote Bag - LOQI Rene Magritte Golconda (1953)

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Loqi
$15.00

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About LOQI Rene Magritte Golconda (1953)

The Belgian Surrealist artist Rene Magritte's work Golconda (1953) featured in this water-resistant LOQI Rene Magritte Golconda tote bag, currently on display at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. Magritte's work Golconda represents a with buildings and blue sky as a background, where there are nearly identical men in bowler hats and overcoats as in his work Son of Man receding in a grid-like manner through the various picture-planes of the composition. The identical men appear to be floating like helium balloons or drops of rain, although no motion is suggested by the artist in the rendering of the repeated bowler hat and overcoat men. Scholars have mentioned that the urban background of the composition is reminiscent of Rene Magritte's childhood neighborhood. Charly Herscovici, to whom Magritte's copyrights were passed on to, commented on the artists work Golconda: "Magritte was fascinated by the seductiveness of images. Ordinarily, you see a picture of something and you believe in it, you are seduced by it; you take its honesty for granted. But Magritte knew that representations of things can lie. These images of men aren't men, just pictures of them, so they don't have to follow any rules. This painting is fun, but it also makes us aware of the falsity of representation." It is in this sense, that as Herscovici pointed out, Magritte once again explores the relationship between words and images; where the artist once again presents to the viewer the challenge of attempting to describe a work of art. The treachery of images is pointed out by Magritte one more time in his work Golconda, where these aren't "men" but a mere "image" representing men... and therefore, their representation is free of the natural constraints of the real world.

Technical Specifications

  • Dimensions: 19.7 x 16.5 in (Handle 10.6, Zip Pocket 4.3 x 4.5)
  • Weight: 55 g (0.12 lbs)
  • Weight Capacity: 20 kg (44 lbs)
  • Material: Polyester. Water-Resistant.
  • Additional Information: OEKO-TEX certified.
Magritte

Magritte

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.

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