Rob Gonsalves was born in Toronto, Canada in 1959. His main childhood hobby was drawing from imagination in various media. By age twelve, his interest in architecture developed as he learned perspective drawing techniques and began to do his first paintings and renderings of imagined buildings. After an introduction to the surrealist styles of Dali and Tanguy, he began his first paintings at age sixteen.

The "Magic Realism" approach of Magritte along with the precise perspective illusions of Escher came to be huge influences in his work. In his post college years, Rob worked full time as an architect, painting trompe l’oeil murals, theatre set painting and other projects in his spare time. 

راب گنسال وس در سال 1338 هجري شمسي در تورونتو كانادا به دنيا آمد. از بچگي به طراحي خيالاتش علاقه داشت. در دوازده سالگي به معماري علاقه پيدا كرد و كم كم با پرسپكتيو (بعدنمايي) آشنا شد و در آثارش اجرا كرد. بعد از طي دوره ي سبك سوررئاليست دالي و تنگاي، در شانزده سالگي اولين اثر جدي اش را بوجود آورد. رئاليسم جادويي ِ منتسب به ماگريت به همراه طرفندهاي ظريف بعدنمايي ِ اِشر تأثير گذار بخش زيادي از آثار اوست. در سالهاي ابتدايي كالج راب تمام وقت بعنوان معمار، نقاش تئاتر و پروژه هاي ديگر كار مي كرد.

Still Waters                                                                 Deluged

مبهوت                                                                                        آبهاي سفت

After his enthusiastic response in 1990 at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Rob decided to paint full time. Although most people categorize his work as surrealistic, Rob believes his work differs from pure surrealism due to the fact that his work is deliberately planned and results in conscious thought.

بعد از با استقبال قرار گرفتن كارهايش در نمايشگاه هنري بي سقف تورونتو در سال 1369 ه.ش، راب تصميم گرفت تمام وقت نقاشي بكشد. هر چند كه بيشتر مردم كارهاي راب را در زمره ي سوررئاليستي قرار مي دهند اما راب باور دارد كه كارهايش از سوررئال خالص جداست زيرا واقعيتهايي كه آثارش از روي عمد نشان مي دهند از قبل برنامه ريزي شده و نتيجه اش با درك عقلاني قابل درك است.

Written Worlds                                                                 

                                                                                   جهان ِ نوشته شده

His ideas are largely generated by the external world (which many surrealists try to ignore) and involve recognizable human activities; using carefully planned illusionists devices. Rob tries to inject a sense of magic into otherwise realistic scenes. As a result, the term "Magic Realism" describes his work accurately.

فكرهاي او از دنياي خارج منشاء مي گيرند (همان دنيايي كه در سبك سوررئاليستي سعي در فراموش كردنش مي شود) و فعايتهاي قابل تشخيص انسانها را نشان مي دهند اما با استفاده از ابزارهاي خيالي. راب سعي مي كند به صحنه هاي واقعي اجتماع، حس ِ جادويي تزريق كند و واژه ي رئاليسم جادويي از اين رو برازنده ي اوست.

His work is an attempt to represent human beings desire to believe is the impossible. Numerous individuals around the world, corporations, Embassies and a United States Senator collect Rob's original work, and limited edition prints.

كارهايش تلاشي براي پاسخگويي به آرزوهايي است كه انسانها تلاش مي كنند باورشان را غيرممكن بدانند. بسياري از مردم جهان، شركتها و سفارتخانه ها و يك سناتور ايالات متحده كارهاي اصلي و نسخه هاي چاپي راب را جمع آوري مي كنند.

Light of the Late Night

چراغهاي آخر شب

Making Waves

موج سازي

Flight Plan

 نقشه ي پرواز

Puzzle

جورچين

Bedtime Aviation

پرواز آخر شب

Pulling Strings

بادبادك هوا كني

Candle

شمع

Flood                                                       Mosaic Moat

كف موزائيكي                                                                         سيل

The Sun Sets Sail

خورشيد كشتي مي راند 

Library                                                           Performer and Public

نوازنده و ملت                                                                                                كتابخانه

Stepping Stones

پرش روي سنگ

Acrobatic Engineering

مهندسي آكرباتي

Listening

شنيدن

Roots and Wings

ريشه ها و بالها

Skating

اسكيت بازي

Scenery

چشم انداز