#10 A Beautiful Moon
Pablo Picasso once said that "Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth." Art is the only way to run away without ever leaving home. Art is the ability to truly express yourself. I could go on and on about art. But it would help you understand better if I just show you. After all, isn't that what art is all about?
The artist whose work we are going to look at is the Canadian artist Robert Gonsalves. Robert is the king of optical illusions. With his art he fuses two paintings into one in a magical way. By combining two different stories into one painting your brain is forced to remove the border between the two arts and continuously switch from one to another.
These beautiful pieces will make you think and at the same time completely forget yourself. Are you ready for it? Just go to the next page and find a mind expanding work of art.
#9 A Lake Or A Girl?
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science." - Albert Einstein. Take a closer look at this picture. Do you see a lake or a girl? When did the girl come in? When did the lake end? Don't think too much about it. Just let it sink in. And go to the next page for more.
#8 A Puzzle Or Living Room?
"Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?" - John Keats. Is it a puzzle being made by one single child? Or is it a doorway into a beautiful and magical world. Your own imagination is the only limit. I wish our contemporary living rooms looked this amazing.
#7 A Human Bridge?
"Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life." - Oscar Wilde. When was it that the stone bridge turned into one made of people? Do you see it? The humans that make the bridge are putting up a show for the people and at the same time they are serving the people by supporting the train. Don't think too much of it. You don't need to. You just need to feel it. Go to the next page for more.
#6 Air, Sea or Beach?
"The artist never entirely knows - We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark" - Agnes de Mille. What you see is what you feel. Is it the air? Are those clouds or waves? Is it a ship or just kites? It all depends on how you look at it.
#5 A City Tree?
"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun." - Pablo Picasso. Is it a city? Or just two children trying to make skyscrapers? Where does one end? Where does the other begin? Artists like Robert have the ability to make art come alive and truly make you think. Are you ready for another mind bender? Just go to the next page when you are.
#4 A Bed Or Air View?
"The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art." - Junot Diaz. Is this just a child's bed or a vast open space? Is the plane a toy or a real plane? Is the child flying or just jumping up and down on her bed? Don't worry. Take your time with the answers. There is no need to hurry
#3 A Waterfall Of People?
"The earth has music for those who listen." -William Shakespeare. A brilliant artist can make you think and question everything you know. or everything you think you know. Robert Gonsalves is one such artist. Go to the next and the last page to see two of his best works of art.
#2 Trees Or A Street?
"Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-consciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make." - Bruce Lee. Are they cycling to school? Or cycling on trees? Are we looking at reality? Or is this just the child's imagination? And the most important question. Does it really matter?
#1 A Bridge Of Boats?
"Art will remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of struggle between wisdom and madness, between dream and reality in our mind." -Magdalena Abakanowicz. Share this beautiful artists work. Take a moment to truly appreciate the inspiration and hard work that went into these creations.
