|
|
|
|
Rob Gonsalves is a Canadian artist whose optical illusions are both puzzling and thought provoking. You can find several pieces of Rob's work at Something Special and Artifacts Gallery (under Fine Art Prints).
Rob Gonsalves was born in Toronto, Canada in 1959. His main childhood hobby was drawing from imagination in various media. By age twelve, his interest in architecture developed as he learned perspective drawing techniques and began to do his first paintings and renderings of imagined buildings. After an introduction to the surrealist styles of Dali and Tanguy, he began his first paintings at age sixteen. The "Magic Realism" approach of Magritte along with the precise perspective illusions of Escher came to be huge influences in his work. In his post-college years, Rob worked full time as an architect, painting trompe l'oeil murals, theatre set painting, and other projects in his spare time. After his enthusiastic response in 1990 at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Rob decided to paint full time. Although most people categorize his work as surrealistic, Rob believes that his work differs from pure surrealism due to the fact that his work is deliberately planned and results in conscious thought. His ideas are largely generated by the external world (which many surrealists try to ignore) and involve recognizable human activities; using carefully planned illusionists devices. Rob tries to inject a sense of magic into otherwise realistic scenes. As a result, the term "Magic Realism" describes his work accurately. He work is an attempt to represent human beings' desire to believe in the impossible. I think their fascinating. |
Simplicity is the Essence of Good DesignCopyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 The Brixton Spa. For comments or questions about this site contact The Spa. |
