René Magritte: Great Art Explained

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In The Lovers II, by Magritte, he takes the cinematic cliché but disrupts our voyeuristic pleasure by covering the faces in cloth. A moment of connection becomes one of isolation, of sexual frustration. An intimate moment becomes something dark and effortlessly disturbing. Something hidden and anonymous.
Rene Magritte denied that his traumatic childhood was connected in any way with his art, but in this episode, I look at the possibility that his past affected him more than he admitted.
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BOOKS, CATALOGUES AND ESSAYS
Magritte: A Life by Alex Danchev
Rene Magritte: The Artist's Materials by Catherine Defeyt, Francisca Vandepitte, et al.
Magritte: The Treachery of Images by Didier Ottinger
René Magritte: The Revealing Image by Xavier Canonne
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
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@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

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@justsayyeth 8 ай бұрын

I watch your videos over and over. ❤ I love them .

@kevinweger1864 7 ай бұрын

rené magritte: *paints his childhood trauma* rené magritte: “this is not my childhood trauma”

@ccdecker 8 ай бұрын

By far the best art history essayist on KZfaq. Straight to the point, no dumb jokes or animations, just decisive information. Wonderful.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Best comment of the day -thank you 🙏

@chevgr 8 ай бұрын

Agree

@dancersendrecords1469 8 ай бұрын

agree there are too many like inserts, visual memes and jokes out there

@felixbfranco5268 4 ай бұрын

Exactly thank you.

@rachaelmccarl 2 ай бұрын

Perfectly said. I wish more creators took a page out of his book.

@VodeniMedved 8 ай бұрын

This is not a comment.

@thatguyyouclickedon5091 2 ай бұрын

It’s art, the greatest comment ever conceived

@oinhoifqsoubg 2 ай бұрын

Ta gueule au pire

@capnmunch72 2 ай бұрын

This is not a reply

@---l--- Ай бұрын

Is the comment for the reader, or the writer?

@jaimwah Ай бұрын

I ponder that myself. @@---l---

@MariaVosa 8 ай бұрын

Slightly stunned to realise how little I knew about Magritte the person and his life, considering how fascinated I've been by his art. Kind of heartening to hear about someone whose life started out with so much trauma to find supportive love and acclaim as an artist before death.

@Mozzza14 8 ай бұрын

You have illuminated the world of art for me and taken me on a magical journey. Thank you!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!

@antonykyriacou8300 8 ай бұрын

@@GreatArtExplainedyes it was really really interesting….all your videos are.

@luzarsacdetoro903 8 ай бұрын

True!!!!

@MusicismoreImportant 6 ай бұрын

🇧🇪

@ThePwig 8 ай бұрын

In Houston, we have the second largest Magritte collection (second only to the museum in Brussels) at the Menil Collection. It’s free and they have so much of his art that it gets constantly rotated. It’s worth going frequently.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Please like and leave a comment - it really helps promote the film. I appreciate it!

@trademark310 8 ай бұрын

You have helped me appreciate art more, so ima like and comment all day!

@maxfilmchops2766 6 ай бұрын

Here is your comment, sir. Thanks for the channel.

@click_beatty_ 18 күн бұрын

What a disarmingly polite and dignified request amidst desperate pleas for engagement by lesser video essayists on this website. Happy to help! Cheers

@lilpixie25 8 ай бұрын

His art is so smooth; the mention of "no brush strokes" was enlightening, as I had not paid attention to it's abcesnce in Magritte. Possibly because there is so much more to engage the mind, and that's its beauty. Every time I look at one of his pieces, another thought, another possibility, comes into existence. It is never the same, quite like poetry. You might read a poem one day, in one mood, and read it again another day and it feels like it isn't even the same poem. Very enticing, he must have been a fantastic advertiser!

@OverCharles 8 ай бұрын

I’ve lived in Lessines for all my life and that is so weird to hear the name of my small belgian town in one of your videos! Fun fact: the house in which Magritte was born still stands here (near the station), but they misplaced the commemorative plate indicating that event and put it on the neighbour’s house. I guess you could call that a surrealistic mistake Keep up the great work!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

That’s a great story thanks 🙏

@iamrjdennis 8 ай бұрын

One of my favorite artists! Thank you for covering him! 🙌🏻

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!!

@zlatan_2197 8 ай бұрын

I always found Magritte's style oddly appealing, it's fascinating to learn how much of his work was directly affected by death of his mother. Amazing quality once again, thank you.

@v.ra. 8 ай бұрын

Excellent narration, analysis, and production. Thank you for gifting us this splendid form of education

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@elpennywisefromouterspace 8 ай бұрын

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@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Ha!

@svitlanahryshok8026 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this film! It’s amazing! I saw his paintings in Brussels when I temporarily lived. I’m Ukrainian refugee and live in Belgium since the war started. I have the opportunity to discover this artist for me. Thank for this explanation of his life and art.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🇺🇦 🇺🇦

@kathyjohnson2043 8 ай бұрын

Thinking of you and all those suffering from the war.

@svitlanahryshok8026 8 ай бұрын

@@kathyjohnson2043Thank you!! We all pray for the Ukrainian’s Victory!!!

@michaelrusso8466 8 ай бұрын

Great episode. Learning more about the man behind the paintings has me thinking about Magritte's influence on the fashion designer (and fellow Belgian) Martin Margiela, for whom concealment, disguise, and signifier are bedrock themes. Margiela sought new meaning from well-worn sartorial conventions, deconstructing found objects and putting them back together in unexpected and provocative new forms: shoes that resembled hooves, fur coats constructed from wigs. He experimented with extreme distortions of form and proportion, and used tromp l'oeil effects to create the appearance of objects that weren't really there. But perhaps the strongest influence borrowed from Magritte is the mask. During the height of the supermodel era, Margiela's models often wore shrouds and veils that obstructed their faces. It was a statement on the anonymizing effect of dressing for modern life, but also a reflection of the designer's deep and unwavering aversion to fame. He declined all interviews in his tenure as a designer, even at the height of his influence.

@josefinavaltier4959 5 ай бұрын

One of my favourite channels on this platform. Just wonderful. Now on to tell my roommate about the meaning of her tattoo of the Lovers II!

@hugostiglitz491 8 ай бұрын

Love Rene Magritte

@hauntedmilk8540 8 ай бұрын

Terrific content, as always! I did not know he had so little fame during his lifetime. It was good to see he got some measure of success at the end.

@jelejacques 8 ай бұрын

Magritte was an excellent choice. I could watch this all day long. Great content again. Thanks!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@PlasmicPenny 8 ай бұрын

I never even realized that “the Lovers” and “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” are from the same artist! Thank you!

@SH-fi8sn 8 ай бұрын

You help me love art even more with each video you create. Thanks so much!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

I'm so glad!

@linkmartens 8 ай бұрын

I'm a proud Belgian because of Magritte. Thanks for this amazing video❤

@isisferri614 8 ай бұрын

If I were a Belgian, I also would be one :) love Magritte!

@makingthegrade824 7 ай бұрын

In a modern world of the insipid, the mundane and the chasing of happiness that is always just beyond the horizon…… there is no greater joy than the mesmerising content and depth of thought of Great Art Explained Bravo to its creator, narrator and innovator! 🎉

@Vovvilina 8 ай бұрын

Thanks to the gawdawful remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, which heavily features Magritte's art, I had to watch the infamous chess scene from the original film after watching this. 🍏😉 I'm so glad that you pointed out repeatedly that this artist didn't offer any clues to analyze his work. This burden lies with the audience, should they wish to traverse the unconscious feelings stirred by his art. I loved your inclusion of Magritte's word paintings, his dislike of the process, and the intentionally private life he led. Thank you!

@nicholasleonardbookedits-si9ng 8 ай бұрын

It isn’t time to shun our lyre hearts; some instrument our former sculptures held. The strings that dried to rust cannot be plucked, their notes sublime as orbs the Hubble found. What gave our lyre hearts a rhythmic loop? No timeless hymn includes a break for ads; an anthem of thy 9 to 5 commute- -our chorus Freedom now much shorter lasts. Some sounds were meant for only you to make, and you remember what the lyre chirped. Confound we are with notes that Cupid played. No music ever pumped a finer course. Our strings we could’ve plucked on all along will rust because we're forced a different song.

@yart123 4 күн бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@gameratwork1075 8 ай бұрын

I’ve seen this one at the MoMA in NYC, and this one always puzzled me. Thanks for solving it!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Any time!

@christian-me1qh 8 ай бұрын

You seriously do the best art analysis out there. So digestible and professional at the same time.

@MichaelSavidgeStoryteller 8 ай бұрын

Honestly, I didn't concern myself with Magritte before watching this video. I appreciated his paintings, but there was nothing too interesting about the man behind them. Now, I need to know more about this artist and his work! I had no idea that he was influenced by Edgar Allan Poe or how he used surrealism in a way I didn't think was possible. Thank you for introducing me to Rene Magritte and his (now) fascinating art!

@Ravenevari 2 ай бұрын

I really am fascinated by the fact that he uses plain and simple brush strokes just to make the scene itself even louder! Our minds can only process a limited amount of input at a time, so imagine if he chose complicated techniques and fancy strokes, the perceiver would be easily distracted from the blunt, core meaning of the imagery itself. This man is a genius.

@daddythomas1389 8 ай бұрын

Extremely well done! I know Magritte, but not of his life and the roots of his influences. Always a great pleasure to watch your videos, so well explained and analyse. I truly appreciate all your efforts you put into your articulate and intelligent work!! Big thank you!!

@bestwesterner 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been patiently waiting for this one and am so happy to finally get to watch and listen. Thank you 🙏

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@shahabshabani7328 8 ай бұрын

Your voice is like music to my ears. Thank you for this beautiful introduction ❤❤

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

So nice of you

@twntwn11 8 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for this all week! ❤

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@MarkLiversedge 8 ай бұрын

So good, you never miss- Magritte is hugely relatable as a person. His limitations of language screams Wittgenstein's Tractatus which was published in 1922. Now going to have to go and explore that and see if there is a link !

@flakes1184 8 ай бұрын

Today’s the day this work stops mystifying me. Thank you Mr. Payne.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Such a nice comment thanks 🙏

@congressoftherhino3603 8 ай бұрын

This channel has single-handedly made me understand art on a level I previously thought unattainable to an art layman like myself

@quintessenceSL 8 ай бұрын

I snuck past the security guard at the DAM, touched one of his paintings, and ran away giggling.

@natejohnson6608 8 ай бұрын

I'm always amazed by how interesting each of you videos are. I'm an art idiot and feel comfortable consuming your videos and being able to digest your wonderful ideas. Thanks

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@aw2031zap 7 ай бұрын

These videos feel timeless to me. I don't know how they could be improved or replaced. As long as people continue to use this platform, there will be people watching them for a long time. They are very easy to pick up and are very informative. I imagine you're helping a lot of future artists and art historians by making them aware of the vast field many education systems neglect until university.

@franciscolopezsancho 8 ай бұрын

Such a pleasure to watch these videos. I haven’t find anything not even close to them in KZfaq. Thanks Mr Payne!

@henninghoefer 8 ай бұрын

A Magritte exhibition was the first time I genuinely had fun in a Museum as a child. Perfect video again, thank you!

@dorothy2243 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the video! ❤️

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@steitzb 8 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite KZfaq channels, and I'm always excited when a new video arrives. I especially liked this one, and I plan to explore more of Magritte's art. Thank you!

@TJHistories 8 ай бұрын

This video is so informative

@JimmyNasium 8 ай бұрын

Another terrific video of an artist’s work I’ve always admired even though I appreciated it on a very superficial level. Thanks to you I now appreciated and understand it a bit more profoundly.

@the_original_Bilb_Ono 8 ай бұрын

This channel is *_chefs kisses_** And I just found out about your other channel! *Great Books Explained* Subscribed instantly. Literature and art are my 2nd and 3rd favorite things, music is #1.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@nekonesto5601 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up!

@fatoumatabiaye6356 8 ай бұрын

Your work is so precious, so necessary and I am so grateful to have discovered this Chanel. Mille mercis ❤

@benbaker5415 8 ай бұрын

The Magritte museum in Brussels doesn't even have this much insight into the artist. Fantastic video and thank you truly for your work. I had to leave art behind when I left school but it was always my favorite subject and you are the most insightful connection I still have to it.

@jdinnen1 8 ай бұрын

one of my favorites! excellent

@lindanorris2455 6 ай бұрын

very, very tragic paintimgs. One can feel his childhood pain via the paintings.

@ediesedgwick4462 8 ай бұрын

Wow! What great scholarship! Thank you so much for doing this!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@rachaelmccarl 2 ай бұрын

My art teacher in school taught us about artist’s works and lives. It always deepened my appreciation of the work. Truly fascinating. This brilliant series is so well done. Beautiful narration, concise, and informative. What a lovely thing to learn about, thank you to the creator for this effort.

@nullings. 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your video so much! Magritte is my favourite artist! I've been looking forward to this video a long time, and you did not disappoint! Thanks for all your hard work! It's greatly appreciated! :)

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@jamesjoelholmes4541 8 ай бұрын

This is such a great essay on one of my favorite artists. It gave me profound insight into his mysterious work. Thank you for spending the time to put this together.

@gedrooney9305 Ай бұрын

I was a teenager when I first saw Magritte, late 90’s. Always saw him as a magician..or the grandad creating wonder and mystery.

@marktodd7397 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful work as ever James, my heart smiles when i have one of your new videos to watch. Thanks for all your efforts and everyone else involved.

@jdinnen1 8 ай бұрын

That was great. Rob Gonsalves is probably my all time favorite artist and he took a lot of inspiration from René. And you can plainly see it in the examples in your video. Excellent work again.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@cherryoncream2958 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your hard work! I’m 15 and you’ve sparked a love of art history in me. I’ve watched all your videos and look forward to your new channel’s videos!

@Notzen238 8 ай бұрын

So good and so consistent…both Magritte and you! My appreciation of art has been dramatically improved by your channel. Thank you!

@clarkmcmurry9536 8 ай бұрын

Saying I was excited your next video was on Magritte would‘ve been an understatement! Your art analyses have been a joy to watch and have piqued my interest for art history. Thank you :)

@kathyjohnson2043 8 ай бұрын

As a musician, I want to perform the manuscript music in the Lost Jockey.

@ishaanbhargav5346 8 ай бұрын

Sheer Brilliance

@LokRevenant 3 ай бұрын

The Lovers II is the album art for the Punch Brothers record The Phosphorescent Blues, which is incredible.

@Flyyonthewall 8 ай бұрын

I always look forward to these new videos on my feed. Thanks for all your work.

@pectenmaximus231 8 ай бұрын

Magritte is one of my favourites. This is a treat.

@pectenmaximus231 8 ай бұрын

My interpretation of Magritte is that he was a born contrarian. His work was an effortless embodiment of his appreciation for the obfuscation or frustration of meaning, for the reason that the exposure to this phenomenon produced in him (and he hoped, his viewers) a peculiarly captivating experience.

@jakecreighton9039 8 ай бұрын

Once again this channel has posted a fascinating and informative video that I will watch several times over. I’d like to express how appreciative I am to have access to such knowledge on great art and artists. I would never have been able to afford art classes or travel to see all of these masterpieces but through this channel I can still take part in these seminal achievements of humanity.

@caitlin9411 8 ай бұрын

Loved getting to watch this early on Patreon! Well done as always.

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for supporting me - Much appreciated!

@janetsherwood7210 8 ай бұрын

Love your channel. Great explanation of each artist. Thank you. 💜

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@shanekneipp4612 8 ай бұрын

I'm an artist who has been obsessed with Magritte for many decades. I found your evaluation well researched and presented and your commentary thoughtful and insightful. It's always a pleasure to see good art criticism.

@CAROLINEGOULET13 8 ай бұрын

You make me fall in love with art all over again with each video you post. Thank you

@dharmakaurkhalsa3923 8 ай бұрын

I can't thank you enough, every time, for the care and study you put into each one of your videos, which you then share with us. These videos have opened the eyes and mind to art for me. Thanks always. ❤❤❤

@marthenri 8 ай бұрын

Heartening to know that painting isn’t about making money but creating. As Magritte did. ❤ Great episode.

@betsyromero5248 8 ай бұрын

Another amazing video! I especially love this one since it includes my favorite painting ❤

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@Semapho0ore 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for another amazing video! 🙏

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lilybleue8888 8 ай бұрын

I am so glad you picked him because I knew nothing about him yet his work clicked right away with me. Your narration is always so enjoyable. Your work helps me to understand and appreciate unfamiliar masterpiece of Art. After watching your channel they become very personal, likable and endearing. Thank you so much.

@lhev16 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely one of my favorite channels. It's also increidble how much the artist life comes up in all their paitings, and how much insight it can give even in some of the most known paintings

@daria8153 8 ай бұрын

Your videos keep getting better, I love the little touches you add here and there, like the music introducing a new chapter. It's such a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you so much for your work!

@GreatArtExplained 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ferretface 8 ай бұрын

Another brilliant episode.

@believeinkindness4854 8 ай бұрын

The high quality of your films always brings me appreciation for the artists and their art that I would not achieve any other way.

@Alltheworldneedsajolt 8 ай бұрын

I’m totally hooked on your channel. I didn’t know how much I actually loved art history until I found you. Thank you for your work!

@cath101100 8 ай бұрын

I adore your videos! I listen to them nonstop while working! Thank you for sharing the knowledge

@rhythmythicles 8 ай бұрын

As always, I learn so much from these videos. There is a real beauty in Magritte's simplicity. This video introduced me to several works I had never seen before! Thanks so much!

@Roberto_MR 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic! One of my favorites, I didn’t expect to see one of your episodes dedicated to him. Great surprise 😮

@tomboolery 8 ай бұрын

Your channel’s one of my favorites on all of KZfaq, thank you for the supreme content as always

@coleenferris 8 ай бұрын

I am so thankful you create these very engaging lectures. I have learned so much from your videos. Great job!!

@saivinijhawan3143 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. Rene Magritte is an all time favourite artist of mine and I really enjoyed learning more about his work through your detailed perspective.

@edward2175 4 ай бұрын

Looking for your uploads James, but this will do till the next one. Watched again. Super informative and beautiful visuals..

@nimayravi9162 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorite things to do when I'm high is come and watch a video from your channel. You've really made me love art, can't wait to see more videos!

@snakey8095 8 ай бұрын

This is by far my favourite video from you, not only because Magritte is one of my favourite artists, but also because I saw so much love and devotion is poured in making this video, the old-timey film B-rolls, the editing and music, as well as your always top-notch storytelling and narrating make a story of a low-profile master becoming so vivid and interesting to dive into. Thank you for this and every video you have made, I really enjoyed it and am sharing with my fellow art-holic friends to watch it!!

@amandatrayes5272 8 ай бұрын

Great, as always. Appreciate all the time & effort you put into each video.

@bendover9935 8 ай бұрын

As always, Mr. Payne, was a totally pleasure to watch your video. I wish you all the best!

@kripposoft 8 ай бұрын

I've never been much into art but your channel have introduced this whole new world to me! Love it! Keep 'em coming!

@lisahanes2269 8 ай бұрын

Ok, I’m hooked. Definitely going to be exploring Magritte’s artwork! So interesting. Thanks James

@pirislamuddin133 6 ай бұрын

Man!!!!! I love these videos. They have and are helping me develop much needed critical thinking skills and appreciation of art simultaneously. Thank you so much for these.