Deluged

Rob Gonsalves is a famous Canadian artist whose works are recognizable for their magic realism and well-planned optical illusions. One image melts into another and comes back again full circle, playing with our minds by creating irrational dream worlds.

Gonsalves has been interested in drawing since he was a kid. By the age of twelve, he already demonstrated masterful technique and a good understanding of architecture and perspective. After he found out about the works of Salvador Dali and René Magritte, he turned to surrealism himself and has never looked back since.

Taken from https://www.demilked.com/magic-realism-paintings-rob-gonsalves/

Kitwancool, 1928

Carr is a world-famous Canadian artist and writer who is known for capturing the beauty and ruggedness of the Paci�c Northwest of British Columbia and depicting the lives of the First Nations living there. My late Aunt Ina was an artist who was greatly in�uenced by Carr. She told me lots of stories about Carr’s early life, how she was a bit of a rebel in her day, how she traveled to Europe and then lived among the First Nations in B.C. Late in life, she hung her chairs from her ceiling. If she liked you, she’d bring the chairs down by pulling on a rope. If she didn’t like you, the chairs would stay hung up. A bit eccentric, I’m told, but brilliant and a real spirit. So here’s to Carr and to my Ina. Two great Canadian artists who devoted their lives to their craft.

Taken from http://efmagazine.com/tag/emily-carr/