Magritte's words and images

Author

Roque, Georges

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Visible language. 1989, Num. 2-3, Vol. 23, p. 221-237, 8 ill.

ISSN

0022-2224

Abstract (en)

His first inscription of words in a painting, "naked woman" written on a tree trunk, seems to stem from a preoccupation of Magritte and of the male surrealists: How to represent woman? This obsession gives a key to understanding the "inscriptions" series: because they fail to adequately represent women, Magritte treats both images and words as mere representations, subject to an equally radical splitting from the "real" thing they are supposed to represent.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Belgium
• Magritte, René, 1898-1967
• Painting
• Inscriptions
• Belgium
• 1900-2000
• Women
• Representation
• Surrealism

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Belgique
• Magritte, René, 1898-1967
• Peinture
• Inscription
• Belgique
• 1900-2000
• Femmes
• Représentation
• Surréalisme

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00416844

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