My painting evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question «What does that mean ?»
Rene Magritte will be my subjects for homage, maybe because of his love of clouds maybe because of his fascination with frames and windows. not sure but his work has always resonated with me. Im not a souvenir kind of person and generally hate museum and gallery shops however I did find my self carrying a Magritte calendar and pack of playing cards half way round Europe after a stop at the Penny Guggenheim Museum in Venice.
I’m not sure home much Magritte’s work influenced me directly or how much others influenced by him did eg Storm Thorgorson (album art and posters that filled my youth). But once I started looking through his work many themes very close to me appeared there.
The more I think about the more I look back at most art that I have done and I can draw parallels (in theme or content) to Magritte’s work. So whether I was influenced by Magritte or those influenced by Magritte or maybe I’m just running on some strange thought parallel he must be the person I choose.