Contrasting Landscapes

Who Is
Rene Margritte?

Rene
Margritte was
a Surrealist
Painter Who
Lived from
1898 to 1967.

He was Born in Belgium. He

studied Painting at
Acadamie Royale des
Beaux-Arts in Brussels,
Belgium.
He Spent three Years Living
and Making Art in Paris,
France where he learned
from other Surrealist
Painters.

When Rene Magritte Moved

back to Belgium, His
Paintings did not sell. So,
He made Paintings and
Sold Them As The Work of
Another Famous Artist:
Pablo Picasso.
But He Still Made and
Showed Paintings that He
Liked Using His Own Name.

In His Own Paintings,

Rene Magritte would Place
Real Things in Unreal
Combinations to create
Mystery.

He Often Made the Inside

of the Thing in the
Foreground of His
Paintings into A Whole
New Place or Landscape
than the Background of
His Paintings To Create
Contrasting Landscapes.

We Will Be Making
CONTRASTING
LANDSCAPES,
Like Rene Magritte
did In Some of His
Paintings.

Simple Perspective Overlap: One Object Partly Covers Another Object to

Show that It Is Closer. Things Get Smaller as They Get Further Away.
Contrast: When One Thing Is Strikingly Different Than Another Thing
Landscape: Natural Scenery Such as Mountains, Valleys, Trees, Rivers,
Forests, Etc, Especially In A Wide View
Cityscape: Physical Aspects of a City or Urban Area
Warm Colors: Colors that Tend to Advance In Space Including Red, Orange,
and Yellow.
Cool Colors: Colors that Tend to to Recede In Space Including Blue, Green,
and Purple.