{"id":1394,"date":"2013-06-01T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T13:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vectoropenstock.com\/blog\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2013-09-10T22:00:39","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T22:00:39","slug":"creative-artwork-inspiration-from-rob-gonsalves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/creative-artwork-inspiration-from-rob-gonsalves\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Surrealism from Rob Gonsalves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we think of magic, our first thought goes to Fantasy, a set of magic rules that are bent or fused with reality and what is&#8221; normal&#8221; by a magician&#8217;s hand to simplify life. But few times do we go beyond our limits and admit that in most instances, if not all, magic is obvious surrealism. And it&#8217;s never been more obvious than in the bewitching work of Magic Surrealist Rob Gonsalves. A toronto born artist that has been marked by his discovery of surreal art in the work of Dali and Tanguy during childhood.\u00a0Yet, the strongest influences visible in his art are a mix between the work of Magritte and Escher, an influence that is rather obvious in the examples below. Sure both Fantasy and Surrealism may have their own rules but in the same way, Rob Gonsalves like a true mage, bends the rules to create a fantastic realm of surreal landscapes to simplify reality into a true work of art.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy Rob Gonsalves&#8217; Magic Surrealism:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1394 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves8.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves8-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves8-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves8-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves7.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves7-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves7-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves7-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves6.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves6-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves6-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves6-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_Deluged.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_Deluged-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_Deluged-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_Deluged-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_Deluged-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves1-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves1-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gonsalves1-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CommunityPortrait.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CommunityPortrait-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CommunityPortrait-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CommunityPortrait-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CommunityPortrait-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/AcrobaticEngineering.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/AcrobaticEngineering-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/AcrobaticEngineering-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/AcrobaticEngineering-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/AcrobaticEngineering-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_BedtimeAviation.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_BedtimeAviation-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1397\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_BedtimeAviation-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_BedtimeAviation-90x90.jpg 90w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gonsalves_BedtimeAviation-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1397'>\n\t\t\t\tGirl flies over a farmland in her pajamas, in the distance the land becomes the bedcovers in her room where her brother rests.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>All images remain the sole property of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robgonsalves.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Gonsalves.<\/a> Images are shown for inspirational purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; When we think of magic, our first thought goes to Fantasy, a set of magic rules that are bent or fused with reality 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