Magritte is my favorite artist, to a large extent because of this painting.

Jan 9, 2017

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Rene Magritte illustrated the fallibility of representation through his piece “The Treachery of Images”, 1929. This is not a pipe. It is a picture of a pipe.

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Farnam Street (Shane Parrish)

Magritte is my favorite artist, to a large extent because of this painting.

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Sr UX Specialist with Canada Revenue Agency, former web dev and product person. 🔎 Lifelong learner. Unapologetic introvert. Plant-powered marathoner. Cat mom.

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