Ambivalent Love.
What does Love look like? The Lovers II , 1928. One in a Series. René Magritte, a surrealist artist from Belgium, painted this piece in 1928 as a part of a series of paintings entitled The Lovers. The painting, made with oil on canvas, portrays what appears to be a couple sharing an intimate kiss while their faces are covered in two separate sheets of gray fabric. The sheets are tucked tightly around their respective faces in such a way that the shape of their faces can be discerned. How to Interpret It? The color palette of the painting consists of an interesting shade of red, a color normally associated with passion and love. Here, it seems to be clashing with a dominant shade of blue on the left side of the canvas. Despite this notable color clash, the general tone of the color palette still seems to be gray and quite dull. The clothing of the two figures of the painting are also clashing. The woman on the left is wearing ...
