If Pablo Picasso or Belgian surrealist, RenÆ‚© Magritte, were alive and on Facebook, their profiles would probably be a terrific work of art. Yes, that&'s right, Magritte is the one who did this painting. With a little inspiration from the Treachery of Images, I bet he&'d also write something along the lines of &''This is not a Facebook profile&'' or &''Ceci n&'est pas un profil Facebook&'' somewhere on his Facebook page.

Yet, while Picasso and Magritte may not be around to wow us with a little contemporary Facebook art, the profile of French artista4s‚ Alexandre Oudin is probably the next best thing. The Co-Director of La Bande Originale managed to maximize the new Facebook design released officially last week in order to express himself in a rather innovative and original way.

While Facebook&'s simple blue and white layout is sometimes a little less funky than what one could find on other social platforms, like MySpace&'s over-the-top personalization options and whatnot, Oudin has clearly demonstrated that there are still creative ways to express yourself on Facebook.

I wouldn&'t be surprised if his unique way of using notably the 5 images now displayed on the top of a profile page becomes a hit with other users or sets off a wave of other innovative profile picture displays. For anyone who wants to copy his style, all you have to do is block the other photos you&'re tagged in and upload photos to your profile pictures album that are the exact size (yes, down to the pixel) of the display on Facebook and voilÆ‚  !

Check out some more cool, Alexandre Oudin-like designs featured on TechCrunch France. If anyone else out there has an artsy profile going on, feel free to send it my way.

*Thanks to Moop Design for the tip !