Magritte, Modernism and Meaning.
Magritte emerged in the advertising boom of the 1920's. Although well known as an artist, Magritte also became involved in advertising. This can be seen through his creative responses to society and advertising at the time.
Magritte's work suggests his response to industrialism, which would have been a significant change to society at the time, with the accessibility of transport such as trains and newly structured urban living.
Magritte also connected a relationship between words and images much like advertising, and found that they are able to reflect eachother. He believed that these reflections created meanings to be in 'a constant state of flux', suggesting that the meanings that were associated were changing constantly, with different perceptions and society.
Your post is insightful and would benefit from showing references to academic texts. Also, it would be good practice to show the title and date of visuals e.g. adverts or paintings.
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