“The White Race” is a surrealist sculpture created by the Belgian artist René Magritte in 1967. The artwork exemplifies the Surrealism art movement, which is known for its avant-garde, dream-like, and thought-provoking qualities.
The artwork displays a humanoid figure comprised of various disjointed and exaggerated anatomical forms. The head of the figure consists of an eye, nose, and lips, abstractly positioned to form a face. The torso appears as a distorted version of eyes, while the legs and base of the figure resemble dual noses, creating a striking balance between surrealism and abstraction. The sculpture, rendered in a bronze-like material, merges biological forms with an enigmatic arrangement that defies conventional portrayal, typical of Magritte’s distinctive style within the Surrealism movement.
