The Pompidou Centre in Paris presents an new exhibition of the work of Belgian surrealist René Magritte.<br /><br /> The show explores Magritte’s<br />interest in philosophy and the relationship between words and images. <br /><br /> ‘The Treachery of Images,’ one of his most famous works, attempts to trick the audience, the phrase ‘This is not a pipe’ under a painting of a pipe states the obvious, but the obvious is in disguise.<br /><br /> It is not a pipe it is a painting. <br /><br /> This painting by René Magritte changed the world of arts forever!<br />Video: https://t.co/gLhMN4FpHW#Art #arts pic.twitter.com/I4POM47BiK— Check123 ARTS (@Check123ARTS) September 24, 2016<br /><br /> Didier Ottinger is the curator of the show:“The relationship Magritte had with the philosophers and with philosophy was not in any way to make him a disciple. Magritte wanted to cross swords, meaning engage in a theoretical combat with the philosophers, to prove to them that images can express thoughts in the same way that words can.”<br /><br /> #RenéMagritte depicts himself seeing and knowing the future in ‘La Clairvoyance’. Is he seeing the future of art? pic.twitter.com/yGKwd8eioW— Today Is Art Day (@todayisartday) September 21, 2016<br /><br /> Aside from words juxtaposed with images, certain objects recur in Magritte’s body of work- the candle or fire, the shadow, the silhouette, the body in pieces. He uses such imagery, normally seen as representations of desire, to instead question art’s ability to capture reality.<br /><br /> Didier Ottinger continues:<br />“ For decades, Magritte worked as a poster designer. And when you make posters, you make images that can be viewed by, say 200 people who pass by on the highway, or from a long distance, in the street. This gives an expertise, or a technique, which he applied to these paintings. And this continues to this day, in the eyes of the audience, these images are very powerful, very strong.”<br /><br /> The exhibition, featuring more than 100 paintings, drawing and documents, runs from until January 23 2017.<br />
