Canadian painterRob Gonsalvessurrealistic paintings portrays two seemingly different realistic scenes magically merging into one.

As a result, the term “Magic Realism” describes his work accurately.

During his childhood, Gonsalves developed an interest in drawing from imagination using various media.

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After an introduction to artists Dali and Tanguy, Gonsalves began his first surrealist paintings.

Ideas are largely generated by the external world and involve recognizable human activities, using carefully planned illusionist devices.

Gonsalves injects a sense of magic into realistic scenes.

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