Rob Gonsalvesis a Canadian painter of magic realism Both his parents were Romanian Gypsies who travelled from place to place in Romania. After 15 years they summoned up the money to travel to Canada. Then he was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1959. After an introduction to artists Dali and Tanguy, Gonsalves began his first surrealist paintings. The "Magic Realism" approach of Magritte along with the precise perspective illusions of Escher came to be influences in his future work. Although Gonsalves' work is often categorizedas surrealistic, it differs due to the fact that the images are deliberately planned and result from conscious thought. Ideas are largely generatedby the external world and involve recognizable humanactivities, using carefully planned illusionist devices. Gonsalves injects a sense of magic into 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 the impossible. He is currently also focusing on producing engaging works for the yet-to-be-released book,' Basic Reading For Dummies'. Gonsalves has now 64 paintings and is working on more.Click….

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