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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Doll mouth (pout)

Doll mouth (laughing)

Doll mouth (laughing)

Doll mouth (lipstick)

Doll mouth (lipstick)

Doll mouth (drool)

Doll mouth (drool)

Eastcost Martyrdom

The stoning of St. Peter the fat fan

The Martyrdom of St. Anne

Martyrdom of Capt. Canuck

Martyrdom of the great one

The Martyrdom of St. Celine at the Canadiana Stampede

Martyrdom at the Rink

Martyrdom at the Ski Hill

The Martyrdom of St. Donald

A people's history (Terre sauvage)

A people’s history (Quintland)

A people’s history (Quintland)

A people's history - Starlight tour for Neil Stonechild

A people's history - Starlight tour for Neil Stonechild

A people's history (Japanese internment camp)

A people's history (Girl bride, Bountiful, BC)

A people's history (Father Sylvester)

A people’s history (Coach)

A People's History (burning braids)

People's history (Indian Home)

A People's History (Africville)

A People's History (View from Mt.Cashel)

A People’s History (Air India Flight 182)

A People’s History (Fire-swept Algoma)

Maples and Birches with Winnie the Pooh

Group of Seven Awkward Moments (March Storm)

Group of Seven Awkward Moments (The West Wind)

Group of Seven Awkward Moments (Grey Owl and Andhareo at Beaver Swamp)

Group of Seven Awkward Moments (Avro Arrow at Sombre Hill)

Group of Seven Awkward Moments (Nickle Bolt Trailer Park)

Group of Seven Awkward Moments (Mirror Lake)

Group of seven awkward moments (Beavers and Woo at Tanoo)

Group of seven awkward moments (Winter on the Don)

Group of seven awkward moments (Davis Strait)

Group of seven awkward moments (Byng Inlet)

Group of seven awkward moments (Jack Pine)

Group of seven awkward moments (Early snow with Bob and Doug)

Group of seven awkward moments (In Algonquin Park)

Group of seven awkward moments (northern lights)

Winter dancing horses (with accordian playing inseminator)

Woodsman (wood gatherer and amputator)

Tongue maker (and his habitués)

The blind conductor (of the phocomelia drum band)

Storm (mother and daughter)

Spot-face boy (chef and snake charmer)

Shaman's hut

Rain and Birches (in Fiddler's Green)

Herd-girl (gardener and memory keeper)

Horse-head Girl (pathologist and pony entertainer)

Guard on the Edge (of the forest and the night)

Forest Ruin (with horse and deer)

Deity (on fire)

Equestrian (nutritionist)

Birdmen (ranch hands and members of the selection committee)

Group of Seven Awkward Moments (Lake and Mountains with Double-double)

The Edison Machine

The Watchers

The Conemen Dragons III

Untitled (bubble)