Sculptor and fine arts professor Tensing Joseph was awestruck when he first saw the original works of Belgian artist René Magritte in a ... with all their texture, colour, and form.

A René Magritte painting depicting an eerily lit ... including the dark trees –– almost black in color –– in the foreground, while the image is serenely reflected over a pool of water.

Installation view of the Magritte exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, artworks © Copyright Agency, Sydney 2024, photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales ...

It encouraged the use of unexpected juxtapositions and illogical scenes to challenge conventional perspectives. Artists like René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, and Max Ernst became synonymous with ...