花與男人的聯想

英國蘇富比將會拍賣這幅著名油畫, 名為"L'Okapi", 是比利時畫家Rene Magritte(1958- )的作品. 預計價錢由二百五十萬至三百五十萬英磅左右.

對油畫及印象派不怎認識, 看到這幅畫中那朵大花蓋在戴了帽的男人頭上, 感覺有點莫名其妙. 有沒有人可以告訴我藝術家的原意是什麼? 前晚看完"VV 物語", 花和陰道的association令我對這幅畫有另一種聯想...

找到一些解說: L’Okapi explores the single most iconic motif of Rene Magritte’s work: the bowler-hatted man. The figure first appeared in his painting in 1926 and featured most famously in Golconde of 1953. Sometimes depicted from the back, as in this work, sometimes from the front, his face obscured by an object, the man always remains impersonal, an individual transformed into a universal figure. In L’Okapi, the scene also shows a white flower that appears to be both devouring and protecting the man. While objects such as a loaf of bread, an apple or a bell often appear in Magritte’s paintings and gouaches, usually obscuring the face of the man, this flower is unique within the artist’s work. (Surrealist Art at Sotheby's)