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, Entrelazar 202, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

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

$900

Painting, Essence, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

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

$734

Photography, Dining Alone, Dina Goldstein

Dina Goldstein

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

$1,835

Painting, Island, Ilze Smildzina

Ilze Smildzina

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

$979

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

$906

Photography, Framed, Ben Goossens (BEL)

Ben Goossens (BEL)

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch

$979

Painting, Brush, Juris Dimiters

Juris Dimiters

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

$1,101

Painting, Dragonfish, Lisa Feuerstein

Lisa Feuerstein

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

$2,325

Sculpture, La Tendance, Rudy Rahme

Rudy Rahme

Sculpture - 29 x 9 x 21 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.5 x 8.3 inch

$1,407

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

$2,500

Painting, L'Avenir, Rudy Rahme

Rudy Rahme

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$8,443

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

$73

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

$682

Photography, Almost Human, Tomaas

Tomaas

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

$5,139

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

$1,530

Photography, Recordings IV, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

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

$1,300

Photography, Becoming, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$2,937

Painting, Vilse, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

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

$3,182

Photography, Borrowed Time, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$2,937

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

$800

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

$1,215

Photography, Limitless, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$3,059

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

$1,150

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

$1,215

Photography, Entrelazar 203, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 60 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$900

Painting, At last, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

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

$734

Photography, Speck, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$6,363

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

$1,215

Photography, Speck, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$979

Photography, Skyward, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$979

Photography, Phoenix, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$979

Photography, Moth, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$979

Photography, Breakfast, Dina Goldstein

Dina Goldstein

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

$10,401

Photography, Supernova, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$918

Photography, Withdrawal, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

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

$918

Painting, Solstorm, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

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

$2,692

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

$1,713