Episode 73: Tim BascomAs I See It: What Essayists Can Learn from Visual Artists

Published: July 30, 2015, 5 p.m.

Until the early 20th Century, almost all literary artists, including essayists, felt compelled to picture recognizable figures and images that seemed \u201cfactual.\u201d The famous surrealist artist Ren\xe9 Magritte began to break down that barrier by putting two unrelated objects in juxtaposition, challenging viewers to see an object differently than how it was originally perceived. We\u2019ll look at images from Magritte and others to see how visual art might be used as inspiration for text on the page, and allow writers to recognize freedoms they may not have fully realized.