“Forbidden Literature” by Rene Magritte

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Please visit the ArtScene Press blog to read my article on the Magritte & Dali exhibit currently on view at The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL!

Here is a brief excerpt…

Theatrically curated, the artwork is hung on red walls, with each of the galleries delineated by lush red velvet curtains. Except for a spotlight on each work of art, the galleries are dark, effectively setting the stage for appreciating Magritte’s and Dali’s works.

The exhibition groups their art into six themes, which clarify the more complex motifs that appear repeatedly in the artists’ work. The themes Seeing Into and Seeing Through work cooperatively to illustrate how Dali and Magritte organized space. Dali often depicted expansive landscapes and figures with window-like sections removed. Magritte painted niche-filled amorphous objects and doorways leading to dark ominous spaces. The Nudes/Bodies theme is explored in part through their individual relationships. Dali’s muse was his wife, Gala; Magritte frequently painted his wife, Georgette.

To read the entire article, please follow this link…

https://artscenepress.com/magrittedali/

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.