Carved In Stone By Rob Gonsalves Signed & Numbered 203/395

Carved In Stone By Rob Gonsalves Signed & Numbered 203/395

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 his work differs from
pure surrealism due to the fact that his work is deliberately planned and
results in conscious thought. His ideas are largcly 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. His work is an attempt to represent human beings desire to
believe in the impossible. Numerous individuals around the world,
corporations, Embassies and a United States Senator collect Rob's
original work and limited edition prints.

Notes: great condition

18" x 20"

Fine Art, Paintings

18%

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