#TheSonOfMan
Bob Mankoff, not just a damn good cartoonist but also a very good writer, said:
"...Magritte’s paintings didn’t draw the humorous fire of cartoonists until much later, in the eighties, but his “Son of Man” in particular has proven quite inspirational....
....Magritte’s work provides excellent grist for the cartoon mill because it’s weird, and the weirdness is usually limited to just one incongruous element that can be manipulated, like the apple in front of the guy’s face. The difference between the two art forms is how Magritte’s work does not attempt to resolve the incongruities it creates but rather revels in them, while cartooning creates revelry by making sense of the incongruous....."
(on left) The Son of Man, 1964 by René Magritte, (on right) Cartoon by Sam Gross
Bob Mankoff, not just a damn good cartoonist but also a very good writer, said:
"...Magritte’s paintings didn’t draw the humorous fire of cartoonists until much later, in the eighties, but his “Son of Man” in particular has proven quite inspirational....
....Magritte’s work provides excellent grist for the cartoon mill because it’s weird, and the weirdness is usually limited to just one incongruous element that can be manipulated, like the apple in front of the guy’s face. The difference between the two art forms is how Magritte’s work does not attempt to resolve the incongruities it creates but rather revels in them, while cartooning creates revelry by making sense of the incongruous....."
(on left) The Son of Man, 1964 by René Magritte, (on right) Cartoon by Sam Gross