The Surrealist who wanted to make the viewer conscious of the limitations of signs and language was ______.

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Rene Magritte was a Surrealist artist who often used images and words in ways that challenged the viewer's understanding of language and meaning. His artworks feature ordinary objects or scenes that are decontextualized or placed in unexpected contexts, prompting the viewer to question their assumptions about reality and perception. His famous painting "The Treachery of Images" features a realistic depiction of a pipe with the caption "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" ("This is not a pipe"), highlighting the gap between the signifier and the signified, and the arbitrary nature of language.

The Surrealist Who Wanted to Make the Viewer Conscious of the Limitations