September 30, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

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Son of Clam; A Twist on René Magritte


Artist René Magritte has been quoted on his work Son of Man, saying:

Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.

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Son of Clam; A Twist on René Magritte
Published on September 30, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: General, Humor   |   Clams, Famous art, Photoshop
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