Where Magic Realism Meets Optical Illusion: Paintings by Rob Gonsalves

This will be the last blog post for Elders of Genova until they're finished changing the overall structure of the site. Don't worry, URLs will still work. This post focuses on Rob Gonsalves, a remarkable blend of magic realism and optical illusion. Take a look!

One of the best examples of magic realism in art are the paintings by Rob Gonsalves, a world-famous artist whose works have appeared in several books and have circled the web repeatedly in viral waves. What makes his paintings so remarkable is the seamless transition from reality to fantasy via optical illusion. The result is as wondrous as it is believable, especially when one looks back to the years of childhood where animals appeared in clouds and houses appeared to have faces. ... [Read More]

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