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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Gargolas III and II
Léa Bon
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€4,694
Le petit chaperon rouge II
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€89
Underworld Love
Léa Bon
Photography - 105 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 41.34 x 27.56 x 0.1 inch
€5,632
About Informal Photography
Léa Bon
Photography - 83 x 55 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32.68 x 21.65 x 0.1 inch
€2,816
Oxygen of Sleep
Léa Bon
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.53 x 19.68 x 0.1 inch
€2,816
Black Beauty III
Léa Bon
Photography - 184.5 x 122.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72.62 x 48.23 x 0.1 inch
€5,632
Black Beauty I
Léa Bon
Photography - 184.5 x 122.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72.62 x 48.23 x 0.1 inch
€5,632
Mad Hare II
Laurence Winram
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
€581
Silent Movie I
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€594
Darkness
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€594
The Conemen Tenebrae
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,163
Step this way
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€594
Portrait of Winnipeg (Run! Forrest! Run!)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 66 x 76 cm Photography - 26 x 29.9 inch
€3,286
Dirty Harry on the Buffalo Trail (I know what you're thinking... punk)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
€3,286
Edinburgh Seven
Laurence Winram
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
€767
The vet (and the darkest one)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 73.7 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29 x 44 x 0.1 inch
€4,000
Red-berry Girl (with Grace)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 73.7 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€4,000
Mad Hare I
Laurence Winram
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
€581
The Departure II
Laurence Winram
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
€606
The Departure
Laurence Winram
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
€606
The Magician
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
€594
Doll mouth (infant)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (infant)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (tongue)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (boy with teeth)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (open)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (open)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (cupie)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (cupie)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
A people’s history (Riel)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 53.3 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21 x 29 x 0.1 inch
€3,500
A people’s history (Night, Pine Island)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 53.3 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21 x 29 x 0.1 inch
€3,500
A people's history (Col. Williams)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 53.3 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21 x 29 x 0.1 inch
€3,500
Doll mouth (nipple)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (nipple)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (torn tongue)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (torn tongue)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (wet pout)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (wet pout)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (rose)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (rose)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (pink bottle)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800
Doll mouth (pink bottle)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,600
Doll mouth (pout)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
€3,800