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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Photography, Recordings IV, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 80 x 46 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 18.1 x 0 inch

CHF 1,088

Photography, Dining Alone, Dina Goldstein

Dina Goldstein

Photography - 41 x 51 x 1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,456

Painting, Pink Horse, Su Bin Lim

Su Bin Lim

Painting - 40.9 x 27.3 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 777

Painting, Island, Ilze Smildzina

Ilze Smildzina

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 777

Painting, Brush, Juris Dimiters

Juris Dimiters

Painting - 52 x 32 x 3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch

CHF 874

Photography, Open Bitch, Léa Bon

Léa Bon

Photography - 52.8 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.8 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 2,093

Painting, Dragonfish, Lisa Feuerstein

Lisa Feuerstein

Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

CHF 1,844

Sculpture, Entrelazar 5, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 3.1 inch

CHF 837

Photography, Épreuve 3, Zakari Babel

Zakari Babel

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

CHF 58

Photography, Contemplation, Laurence Winram

Laurence Winram

Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 534

Photography, Almost Human, Tomaas

Tomaas

Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

CHF 4,077

Photography, Solo #2, Arthy Mad

Arthy Mad

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,213

Painting, Essence, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

Painting - 25 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

CHF 582

Painting, Vilse, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

Painting - 100 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

CHF 2,524

Photography, Becoming, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 2,330

Photography, Borrowed Time, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 2,330

Photography, Entrelazar 202, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 50 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 754

Photography, Limitless, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 2,427

Photography, Mirages #0, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 75 x 55 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,017

Painting, At last, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

Painting - 25 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

CHF 582

Photography, 1002 Windows, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 70 x 46.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 18.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 963

Photography, Speck, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 5,048

Photography, Entrelazar 204, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 35 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 670

Photography, The Caged Bird, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 777

Photography, Speck, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 777

Photography, Skyward, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 777

Photography, Phoenix, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 777

Photography, Moth, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 777

Photography, 2007 Windows, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 58.5 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,017

Photography, Mirages #14, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 75 x 55 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,017

Photography, Breakfast, Dina Goldstein

Dina Goldstein

Photography - 112 x 144 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 8,251

Photography, Supernova, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 728

Painting, Solstorm, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.9 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

CHF 2,136

Photography, Withdrawal, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

CHF 728

Painting, War, Mykola Mamchur

War

Mykola Mamchur

Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

CHF 2,136

Photography, Elsewhere, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 2,330

Photography, Belle, Dina Goldstein

Dina Goldstein

Photography - 101 x 72 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 5,339

Painting, Vegvisir, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

Painting - 120 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch

CHF 4,854

Painting, Being Together, Su Bin Lim

Su Bin Lim

Painting - 60.6 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,456

Photography, Recordings (Bello), Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,130