Fantastic settings
When René Magritte painted The Son of Man in 1964, he said of it: “Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us."
The painting consists of a man in a bowler hat and overcoat standing before a low wall, beyond which is the horizon of sea meeting a cloudy sky, but his face is largely obscured by a floating green apple. We know his face is there, we can see his eyes peek out over the top of the apple, but what does he look like? And more importantly, do we really need to know? An interest then in what the visible does not show us can be therefore portrayed by artists presenting their work within a fantastical or conceptual setting. In Artsper's selection of fantastic settings, Javier Rey explores the possibilities of sculpture and physical structures. Ben Goossens (BEL), on the other hand, has been influenced by Surrealism, dubbed the Dali or Magritte of photography as he combines intense sensitivity with dreams. Through timeless creations, reason and space, BEL tries to portray the essence of fantasies – what we can see and indeed an interpretation of what is hidden…
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Tub & Toilet
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 112 x 144 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch
$10,530
Tub & Toilet
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 80 x 102 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch
$7,605
Passed out
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 112 x 144 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch
$6,435
Brighter Days
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,142
The creation of blood and bones
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,084
L'Arrivée des Sphères, Cubes Illusion
Michel Baudry
Painting - 45 x 35 x 1.9 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.7 inch
$1,755
Je suis passé par ici
Michel Baudry
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1.9 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.7 inch
$1,872
House of Solitude
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,084
Muhammad the Prophet - Gods of Suburbia - Size S
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,755
Pocahontas - Fallen princess - Size M
Dina Goldstein
Photography - 72 x 102 x 1 cm Photography - 28.3 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,850
Passed Out - Collector's card
Dina Goldstein
Print - 10 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$18
Very bad trip
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,053
Les jumelles
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,404
Les corbeaux volent sur le dos
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,170
Au fond de la piscine
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,170
Adam et Eve chassés du paradis
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,755
Le lapin blanc
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,755
Mort d'un clown
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,170
Dining Alone - Collector's card
Dina Goldstein
Print - 10 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$18
From the series Ecology of soul and nature IV
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,574
From the series Ecology of soul and nature III
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,340
From the series Ecology of soul and nature V
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,574
From the series Ecology of soul and nature II
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,574
Jotunheimen
Nathalie Thengius
Painting - 120 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch
$7,020
Recordings Portfolio
Javier Rey
Photography - 105 x 82.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 32.5 x 0 inch
$6,930
Glisser sur l'océan de la vie - Série Encelade
Michel Baudry
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.9 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$3,159
Sans titre (Deauville)
Philippe Ramette
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$12,402
From the series Ecology of soul and nature I
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,574
Occult Games #2
Léa Bon
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.53 x 19.68 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Les carreaux noirs et blancs
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$104
Obscured by clouds
Ben Goossens (BEL)
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$1,111 $814
L'éléphant triste du quatrième gauche
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$104
Il buono il brutto il cattivo
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$104
Le masque de la mort rouge
Lionel Morateur
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$104
La machine à remonter le temps
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$104
Le chat qui s'en va tout seul
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$104
L’Évêque, la danseuse et la mort
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$104
Les corbeaux volent sur le dos
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$104
Le pecheur de nuages
Michel Baudry
Painting - 30 x 16 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 6.3 x 0.2 inch
$351
The fantastic fear of everything
Tomaas
Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
$5,440
Destruyendo Metáforas #2
Léa Bon
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.71 x 11.81 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Destruyendo Metáforas
Léa Bon
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.71 x 11.81 x 0.1 inch
$1,000