Magical realism

Often categorized as surrealistic, they differ as the images are deliberately planned and result from conscious thought

Paintings that are not what they seem at the beginning, bigger images in the post, to appreciate all of the details. Rob Gonsalves, not only has he been featured on DesignStack before, but is currently the most popular post of all time on our site, with 195,752 views, to date. I will put a link to his previous work here, or you can look at the right hand column, of the page, further down. Gonsalves always enjoyed daydreaming from a young age. As he grew up, he took a different path, working…

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These Reddit users shared their opinions on some of the best magical realism movies in the genre, outlining what makes them so entertaining.

The term magical realism is packed with numerous connotations. On one hand, it’s a design trend referring to the incorporation of

The magic realism and surrealism art of Paul Bond.

Grant Wood painted this portrait the way a theater director puts on a show. First he discovered the setting. Wood saw the house, now famous for inspiring American Gothic, in a small Iowa town and knew it had to be in a painting. Then he cast his sister and dentist to play the two roles. Many presume them farmer and daughter. But that’s never been nailed down. In fact, the painter left it ambiguous on purpose. Learn more with a click to LadyKflo’s Art Blog. #americangothic #grantwood #region

French painter Eric Roux-Fontaine (previously) creates dreamy scenes that meld wild, light-dappled environments with lavish interior elements like armchairs, chandeliers, canopy beds, and Gothic windows. In some works, animals wander through the painting, the sole subjects in the landscapes. The artist shares with Colossal that he considers his paintings “custodians of silence, initiating a poeticContinue reading "Dreamlike Paintings by Eric Roux-Fontaine Imagine Forests Filled With Domestic…

A mountain tribe that wears fantastically ornate costumes to honor their mythology.

Ships become clouds and towns become cobblestone streets in the magical realist works of Rob Gonsalves.