A Composite of René Magritte’s Delusions of Grandeur — Photo-Artistry by kenne
René Magritte’s sculpture, Delusions of Grandeur (1967) at the Getty Center used
the same motif image in his 1962 painting of the same name
from which I created a composite image.
— kenne
Joy at the Getty Center — Image by kenne
Cathedral Rock in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Cathedral Rock in the Sedona Verde Valley
In a Magritte sky
clouds formed
from the smoke
of a stemmed pipe
one sunkissed on
Catalina peaks
the other an
Upflow Vortex
each a cathedral rock
named in history
remaining covered
invoking mystery
concealing nothing.
— kenne
“We are surrounded by curtains.
We only perceive the world
behind a curtain of semblance.
At the same time,
an object needs to be covered
in order to be recognized at all.”
– René Magritte
René Magritte’s Delusions of Grandeur II, Getty Center — Image by kenne
Seeking answers where
Delusions of Grandeur float
In a sky so blue.
— kenne
Cathedral Rock In The Clouds — Image by kenne
— kenne
“We are surrounded by curtains.
We only perceive the world
behind a curtain of semblance.
At the same time,
an object needs to be covered
in order to be recognized at all.”
–René Magritte
“Joy’s Delusions of Grandeur” — Image by kenne
We love René Magritte paintings, especially those that make use of white cotton clouds in a vibrant blue sky, like “Delusions of Grandeur II.”
During our recent visit to the J. Paul Getty Museum, I photographed Joy next to René Magritte’s bronze statue, “Delusions of Grandeur.” As we walked toward the statue, said, “That’s me at 30, 40 and 50!”
Magritte painted Delusions of Grandeur II in 1948, the bronze statue was done in 1967, the year of his death.
kenne
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