Time Transfixed :: Essays Papers

Time TransfixedRENE MARGRITTE, TIME TRANSFIXED, 1938Time transfixed by Rene Margritte is a surreal painting. By watching the painting We see a very sharp and clear painting with dark colors close to the red. The painting look so real that fools the eye and the observer has the impression that it is a computer graphic and not a real painting. The composition its ruled by dead on target diagonal lines. that there are some vertical lines to break the monotony and to relax our eye. Our vision goes straight to the fireplace because its the except object lens on white and attracts our attention. It is a strange composition. There is a fireplace and a train coming through it. Its the train that travels through the clipping. But why come through the fireplace? That because is surrealistic. On the top of the fireplace are two candles. The candles are not lit. But the painting is illuminated by natural light coming from the right. The candles symbolize the knowledge. In meddle of two can dles is a black watch showing 1 oclock. The watch symbolizes time and the mystery of time On the back is a mirror. It reflects only the shape of the candle and the watch and nothing else. There is void space on the mirror. Thats because the mirror symbolizes the mystery of the Universe and our ignorance for the mysteries that Universe hides and the forth dimension TIME. By seeing the painting the observers has the impression that there is void space in the room too. The mirror and the fireplace, which looks like an empty box, give that impression. We dont know if there is void space in the room because we see only a part of it.