Super Magritte: Nintendo Meets Surrealist Art

Ceci n'est pas un jeu vidéo. Whether you're a patron of the arts, a player of Nintendo games, or a culture-balanced connoisseur of both, chances are you'll get as much enjoyment as we do out of the new Tumblr, Super Magritte...

By Katie Johnson

July 31, 2013

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Ceci n'est pas un jeu vidéo.

Whether you're a patron of the arts, a player of Nintendo games, or a culture-balanced connoisseur of both, chances are you'll get as much enjoyment as we do out of the new Tumblr, Super Magritte.

The anonymous blog takes iconic paintings from famous surrealist artist René Magritte and converts them into the simplistic 8-bit-graphic-style images of early Super Mario games. It has been gaining followers among the art and gamer communities and was most recently featured in the blog of contemporary art and culture rag, Juxtapoz Magazine.

Thus far our favorite is Racoonda, which is based on Magritte's 1953 work Golconda. It features a showering of Super Marios in place of recognizable suited men in bowler hats. We also like Bullet Bill Transfixed, which is based on Magritte's Time Transfixed (1938).

Check out supermagritte.tumblr.com to find your fave -- and be prepared for some serious Nintendo nostalgia to come rushing back to you.

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