From political cartoons and magazine illustrations to the animation classics of the Walt Disney Studios, humor has played an important role in art. ARTinaClick.com celebrates humor as we offer some of the best in the genre. Belgian Surrealist artist, Rene Magritte's paintings are enjoyed today for their irrational and dreamlike qualities. Rene Magritte illustrates this in "Golconde". In the early 20th Century art was to undergo profound ideological and stylistic changes. Dada, an early movement adapted in the visual arts by Marcel Duchamp around 1915, challenged and made fun of the idea of art. By painting a mustache on the famous Mona Lisa it becomes a new object of art. Pop Art of the 1960's expanded on this idea. Contemporary artists use humor to convey ideas about the world and the human condition. At ARTinaClick.com you will find French artist Guy Buffet. Inspired by his family's restaurant business, Buffet paints joyful images of chefs and cafe interiors popular because they invite the viewer to participate in the scene. A painter and illustrator of children's images, Mackenzie Thorpe's compositions are serious and heartwarming depictions of animals and children while at the same time they maintain a sense of humor. It is this rare combination that has made this British artist appeal to a world-wide audience. Golf lovers will enjoy "Golf with your Friends". In this image your friends are The Three Stooges.

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