{"product_id":"magritte-big-art","title":"Marcel Paquet: Magritte Big Art [2012] hardback","description":"The great Belgian Surrealist. A sense of the amazing, the surprising, and the ridiculous in Magritte's paintings. It is impossible to overlook the influence of Rene Magritte (1898-1967) on contemporary art. His surrealistic painting turns the usual order of things ironically on its head, thus restoring mystery to a world that has lost its magic. His work typically conveys a sense of the amazing, the surprising, and the ridiculous - but also the unsettling. Without a specific message, Magritte's paintings nonetheless speak to us, creating a connection between opposites on an associative level. Thus a dinner roll can with complete naturalness fly past a barred dungeon opening. In discussing his art, Magritte spoke of 'inspired thoughts': he was indeed a painter-philosopher who thought in pictorial form and moved with seemingly playful lightness in the exalted atmosphere of his own imagination. Every book in TASCHEN's \"Basic Art Series\" features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist; approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions; and, a concise biography.","brand":"Paquet, Marcel","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46574129774931,"sku":"9783836531221","price":10.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/paquet-marcel-marcel-paquet-magritte-big-art-2012-hardback-9783836531221-57844975468883.jpg?v=1727930648","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/magritte-big-art","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}