Belgium's Surreal Painter Magritte, Birthday of an Artist

Today is the birthday of my favorite Belgium artist Rene Magritte, we were lucky enough to recently meet the curator of the new Magritte Museum recently. This surreal painter was born Nov. 21 1898 and set a standard that is unmatched yet today and his work gave new meaning to familiar things, perhaps it is the trademark bowler that is most remembered. While an old man his work was used by Jeff Beck Group’s Album cover for Beck-Ola and Jethro Tull also wrote a song about him. Other fans were Paul Mc Cartney, Paul Simon and John Cale who also memorialized him in song.

Magritte used to get up every morning, dress for work, walk around the block back to his home as if it was a separate place. In what I consider an amazing tribute Google posted one of his pieces on their page today. I was going to use a copy of his work in the picture today but used a photo from Brussels of my own, RIP Rene!