Analysis Of Rene Magritte s The Son Of Man - 864 Words

Whereas representational art captures the beauty of life, surrealism allows us to see basic concepts or things in new perspectives. One famous surrealist, Rene Magritte, has impacted the art world by not only demonstrating his ability to paint but also his ability to transform everyday objects into dream like images. For example, his artwork, â€Å"The Son of Man,† features a man in a suit with a bowler’s hat while covering the majority of his face with a green apple. The main interpretation of the piece is that the existence of â€Å"Man† derives from the original sin, which is the consumption of the forbidden apple of knowledge. Furthermore, one can also argue that the suit itself, which marks the appearance of modern humans, signifies the event when Adam and Eve cover themselves with leaves to hide their nakedness after biting the apple. It is examples like this that allow many people to truly admire Magritte’s art. These examples all have the same elem ent of normalcy with a twist. Likewise, in â€Å"Not to be Reproduced,† Magritte paints a man in a suit standing in front of a mirror, whose reflection is facing the same direction. The element of normalcy, a man facing a mirror, is simple but the twist, the reflection being in the wrong orientation, becomes the center of attention. It is as if Magritte challenges the concept of reflection and asking, â€Å"Why is it not this way?† Part of the reason why I chose this piece to recreate was because I wanted to explore my interpretation of the