Paintings give an interesting look into the minds of their creators. Their way of thinking is different from common people and through their weird and twisted imagination; they give people a look at how they see the world. They have talent in doing what they do and often are the best at what they do. One such talent is Rob Gonzalves from Canada and his magic realism or surrealism paintings have become one of the best paintings in modern times.
The artist
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The artist behind these amazing paintings is Rob Gonzalves. He hails from Canada and is known for using surrealism or magic realism in his paintings. He is an architect and has even worked as full time architect, while making murals and theatre sets on the side. However, his work started getting noticed and after the 1990 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, he started painting full time.+
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His work contains images painted from conscious thoughts. Ideas are generated by his observations in the actual world or by observing people and nature minutely. He carefully plans illusionist devices in his paintings to bring in magic into his realistic paintings.
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Rob Gonzalves’ paintings are featured in famous art places like Art Expo New York and Los Angeles, Décor Atlanta and Las Vegas in USA. His one man exhibitions were seen in Discovery Galleries, Ltd., Marcus Ashley Gallery in South Lake Tahoe, Hudson River Art Gallery, Saper Galleries and Kaleidoscope Gallery. In 2003, Rob released his first hardcover book titled ‘Imagine A Night’, which contained sixteen of his original paintings. The success of that book led to the release of his second book “Imagine A Day” in 2004. This book won him Governer General Award in Children's Literature - Illustration category.
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