1920 - 1993

Ključne informacije

  • Top-ranked work: Arpatouze
  • Works on this site: 2
  • Also known as:
    • Marcel Francois Marien
    • マルセル・マリエン
    • Марсель Мариэн
    • Marcel Marien
  • Top 3 works:
    • Arpatouze
    • Coming and Going (Le va-et-vient)
  • Died: 1993
  • Born: 1920, Antwerp, Belgium

The Life and Versatility of Marcel Mariën

Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Marcel Mariën was a multifaceted figure within the Surrealist movement. His creative output spanned a vast array of disciplines, including work as a playwright, poet, photographer, painter, film director, printmaker, collagist, writer, editor, visual artist, and sculptor. His early journey into the arts began at fifteen when he left school to serve as a photographer's apprentice. By 1938, he was exhibiting his own artwork, titled L'INTROUVABLE, alongside René Magritte in London. Beyond his visual arts, Mariën was a prolific writer and publisher, notably producing the first monograph on Magritte and founding the magazine Les Lèvres Nues. His restless spirit led him to serve as a sailor on a Danish cargo ship and to work as a translator in China.

Surrealist Vision and Artistic Expression

Mariën's photographic work was defined by a distinctive personal vision, particularly evident in his 1943 piece, De Sade à Lénine. His imagery often focused on two central themes: the everyday object stripped of its traditional function and the female body used as an instrument of creation. In his later years, he returned to surrealist photography, frequently posing nude female models with strange objects or within absurd situations. His cinematic contribution, the film L'Imitation du cinema, utilized a combination of sexual and religious imagery. Throughout his career, he remained a dedicated chronicler of the Belgian Surrealists, publishing various documents, manifestos, and tracts that recorded the movement's activities.

Vprašanja in odgovori

Pod kakšnimi drugimi imeni je znan/a Marcel Mariën?

Marcel Mariën se pojavlja tudi pod imeni Marcel Francois Marien, マルセル・マリエン, Марсель Мариэн.

Od kod prihaja Marcel Mariën?

Marcel Mariën se je rodil/a v državi Belgium.

Ali lahko dela umetnika Marcel Mariën pregledam po umetnostnim smernicam?

Umetnostne smernice, v katerih je deloval Marcel Mariën, si lahko ogledate na strani Vsi umetnostni slogi umetnika, kjer so njegova dela razvrščena po umetnostnim smernicam.

Ali lahko raziskam uporabo barv v celotnem opusu umetnika Marcel Mariën?

Genom palete umetnika Marcel Mariën je stran, ki predstavlja barvni profil celotnega umetniškega dela tega avtorja.

Preiztočite svoj pogled

Pri vsakem vprašanju je na voljo le eden pravilen odgovor.

Vprašanje 1:
In which city was Marcel Mariën born?
Vprašanje 2:
Which artist did Mariën apprentice for after viewing an exhibition in 1937?
Vprašanje 3:
What was the title of the first photograph Mariën produced with a distinctive personal vision in 1943?
Vprašanje 4:
In which country did Mariën work as a translator from 1963 until 1965?
Vprašanje 5:
What did Mariën establish in 1955?