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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The world above
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$3,576
Making a mark
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Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,199
L'Arrivée des Sphères, Cubes Illusion
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$1,788
Je suis passé par ici
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Painting - 46 x 38 x 1.9 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.7 inch
$1,907
Blue Warrior
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Painting - 120 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$17,882
In service to joy
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Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,199
Brighter Days
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Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,259
The creation of blood and bones
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Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,199
Dining Alone
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Photography - 80 x 102 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,769
Bedroom Magazines
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Photography - 80 x 102 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,769
Bathroom Mirror
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Photography - 80 x 102 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,769
Muhammad the Prophet - Gods of Suburbia - Size S
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Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,788
Jotunheimen
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Painting - 120 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch
$7,153
Pocahontas - Fallen princess - Size M
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Photography - 72 x 102 x 1 cm Photography - 28.3 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch
$5,961
Passed Out - Collector's card
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Print - 10 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$18
Very bad trip
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Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,073
Les jumelles
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Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,431
Les corbeaux volent sur le dos
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Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,192
Au fond de la piscine
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Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,192
Adam et Eve chassés du paradis
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Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,788
Le lapin blanc
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Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,788
Mort d'un clown
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Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,192
Dining Alone - Collector's card
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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
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Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,623
From the series Ecology of soul and nature III
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Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,384
House of Solitude
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Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,199
From the series Ecology of soul and nature V
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Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,623
From the series Ecology of soul and nature II
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Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,623
There is no only truth
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Painting - 120 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$17,882
Space of possibilities
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Painting - 70 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
$6,557
Recordings Portfolio
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Photography - 105 x 82.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 32.5 x 0 inch
$6,930
Dining Alone - In the dollhouse
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Photography - 112 x 144 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch
$6,557
Bathroom Mirror
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Photography - 112 x 144 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch
$6,557
Tub & Toilet
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Photography - 112 x 144 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch
$10,729
Tub & Toilet
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Photography - 80 x 102 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch
$7,749
Passed out
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Photography - 112 x 144 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch
$6,557
Glisser sur l'océan de la vie - Série Encelade
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Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.9 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$3,219
From the series Ecology of soul and nature I
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Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,623
Occult Games #2
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$2,500
Sans titre (Deauville)
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Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$12,637
Les carreaux noirs et blancs
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Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$106
Obscured by clouds
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Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$1,133
L'éléphant triste du quatrième gauche
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Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$106
Il buono il brutto il cattivo
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Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$106
Le masque de la mort rouge
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Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$106
La machine à remonter le temps
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Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$106
Le chat qui s'en va tout seul
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Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$106
