The Face of Genius

Rene Magritte is hailed as one of the greatest surrealist in history for his unique ways of presenting ideas through art.

His style was different from what many artists at his time and today chose as he used ordinary objects yet presented a picture that provoked deep thoughts.

His art is fascinating and his entry into the scene of surrealism came with a new stroke of energy that young artists borrow even today.

He gave creativity a different face that was meant to show that you could present information using mundane ideas yet come up with a seemingly bigger message than the image presented through the piece of art.

It is this creativity and uniqueness that saw him do works of art like The Face Of Genius that have remained relevant to this day.

Rene Magritte focused on the future when he made his points through art and his biggest concern was to ensure his art remained timeless.

Therefore, when other artists focused on current events and trends, he went back in time and picked things considered obvious so he could turn them into pieces of art and presentations that would remain relevant forever.

He is quoted by many artists of today and past years as the founder of modern surrealism as he came up with an approach that no artist had dared to apply before.

To support his work, Rene Magritte began with working as a commercial artist where he produced advertising and book designs, something that also shaped his skills in fine art.

Although many French surrealists led ostentatious lives, Magritte chose to enjoy the quiet anonymity exhibited by the middle-class group in the society.

Due to his tendency to use one idea to produce multiple pictures, he was later criticized by his peers who thought this was not a perfect way to build upon art.

However, conceptual artists continued to admire his text in images and despite the feedback he got from colleagues who seemed to suggest that he should have altered his style, Magritte continued to present ideas uniquely using surrealism.

His great quality in pictures helped him to share a powerful message using paradox. His images came out as simple illustrations that provoked unsettling thoughts.