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Magritte Folon : The Dream Factory

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This publication compares the works of two major Belgian artists - René Magritte and Jean-Michel Folon- their common grounds and their language in painting.

Magritte depicts the mystery that emanates from the everyday life, while Folon opts for dreaminess and stylisation.

Folon replaces Magritte's pigeon with a refined bird, drawn in a single stroke; he prefers a rectangular parallelepiped to the surrealist's well-described house.

When he was 18, in 1953, Folon recalls discovering Le Domaine enchanté, the series of murals Magritte had just painted for the Knokke casino.

It was a revelation. Although the two artists never met and 36 years separated them, Folon has acknowledged to be indebted to the master of Belgian surrealism -whom he considers "one of the fathers of his generation"- throughout his career.

Magritte, by opening up the paths of mystery in painting, laid the foundations for Folon's art, which would never cease to explore the paths of poetry.

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Product Details
Lannoo Publishers
2390252680 / 9782390252689
Hardback
18/03/2024
Belgium
English
144 pages : illustrations (colour)
26 cm