Self Portraits

One of Rene Magritte’s most famous pieces, The Son of Man, is a self-portrait of a man wearing a bowler hat, with a green apple floating in front of his face. Magritte explained that the painting represents how we always hide part of ourselves from others, no matter how much we try to show.

In this project, students created their own versions of The Son of Man, but instead of an apple, each student chose an object that holds personal meaning to them. Some examples included musical instruments, sports equipment or even food. By placing these objects in front of their faces, we paid homage to Magritte's surreal style while also creating art that is unique.