The veil

Picture : The invention of life. 1928
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The veil is a very important element. It half hides objects or charcaters. Magritte often depicts it because of the dead body of his mother, found in the Sambre with her nightdress over her face. The suicide of his mother is a kind of taboo. René, who was 14 when the event happened, never talks about that, but it alludes to it in his art. Here is an example of the way art can be a manner to express oneself and to help to overcome a trauma.