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20 Mind-Twisting Paintings That Explore The Boundaries Between Magic And Reality

Published 1 month ago

Rob Gonsalves was a popular Canadian artist who created wonderful surreal paintings showing elements of magical realism. His paintings illustrate mind-bending optical illusions that blend the boundaries between dreams and reality.

The official website of Rob Gonsalves reveals that his paintings speak “to the joyful and wonderous imagination of children and to us adults who can still find that inner child willing to swing so high that our shoes touch the sky.” Check out some of his best works in the gallery below.

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#1 “White Blankets”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#2 “When The Lights Were Out”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#3 “Water Dancing”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#4 “Still Waters”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#5 “Phenomenon Of Floating”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#6 “Sun Sets Sail”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#7 “Ladies Of The Lake”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#8 “Toward The Horizon”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#9 “Wilderness Gothic”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#10 “Necropolis”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#11 “The Dancing Wind”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#12 “Big Snow”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#13 “Tree House In Autumn”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#14 “Tributaries”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#15 “Candlelit Cloister”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#16 “Bedtime Aviation”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#17 “Autumn Cycling”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#18 “Arboreal Office”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#19 “Chess Master”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

#20 “New Moon Eclipse”

Image source: Rob Gonsalves

Saumya Ratan

Saumya loves to explore beautiful, crazy, and wholesome stuff on the internet. She seeks to find something interesting in everything and strives to share her inspirations and explorations with people all over the world.

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