Art Project
Mrs. Vanessa Guilarte
Sophomore Gifted Language Arts (2)
17 March 2014
The Inception in Not to be Reproduced René Magritte created an artwork that exhibits a paradox. He created this surrealistic art with oil paint in Belgium during the year 1937 on a 32” by 26” canvas. René Magritte’s Not to be Reproduced shows a young man facing a mirror with his back towards the viewer, but the mirror reflects what the viewer is seeing, his back. Within the artwork, there is an authentic, green book on top of a ledge written by Edgar Allen Poe. René Magritte predominantly uses rectangles which lead to the painting to be on a vertical axis. Even the body is shaped to be like a rectangle except, the head is the only imperfect shape within the painting. The lines are very linear and precise whereas, the lines around the body are very soft and curved. The placement of the book is very inaccurate with the direction of the lines. Because the mirror is cut off in the painting, it can be assumed that the room is very large, and the mirror reflects nothing but a blank wall which shows that the room is empty. Although René Magritte uses warm colors, the painting is mysterious. He uses green for the book, black for the suit and hair, marble for the ledge, golden yellow for the rims on the mirror, and the walls are light orange. The warm colors are surrounding the young man, and the young man is composed of cool colors; it is as if the young man in cool colors is the main focus of the painting.
Sophomore Gifted Language Arts (2)
17 March 2014
The Inception in Not to be Reproduced René Magritte created an artwork that exhibits a paradox. He created this surrealistic art with oil paint in Belgium during the year 1937 on a 32” by 26” canvas. René Magritte’s Not to be Reproduced shows a young man facing a mirror with his back towards the viewer, but the mirror reflects what the viewer is seeing, his back. Within the artwork, there is an authentic, green book on top of a ledge written by Edgar Allen Poe. René Magritte predominantly uses rectangles which lead to the painting to be on a vertical axis. Even the body is shaped to be like a rectangle except, the head is the only imperfect shape within the painting. The lines are very linear and precise whereas, the lines around the body are very soft and curved. The placement of the book is very inaccurate with the direction of the lines. Because the mirror is cut off in the painting, it can be assumed that the room is very large, and the mirror reflects nothing but a blank wall which shows that the room is empty. Although René Magritte uses warm colors, the painting is mysterious. He uses green for the book, black for the suit and hair, marble for the ledge, golden yellow for the rims on the mirror, and the walls are light orange. The warm colors are surrounding the young man, and the young man is composed of cool colors; it is as if the young man in cool colors is the main focus of the painting.