Rallé (artist)

American painter

Rallé

Born| September 6, 1949

Pitești, Romania

Nationality| American
Education| School of Applied Arts, Department of Graphics, Skopje, Macedonia
Known for| Painter
Movement| Surrealism

Rallé, also known as Master of the Town of Consuls (MTC), is an American artist whose work has most recently been shown in the Meisel Gallery[1][2] and the Bruce R. Lewin Fine Art[3] in New York City. His paintings have accompanied several articles in the magazines Omni and Scientific American, as well as the book The Mind's Eye: The Art of Omni.[4][5] He has also been featured on the covers of several books. Rallé's work has also been featured in Time Life Books,[6] Esquire,[7] Penthouse, Gulf-Commentator, Toronto Life, Graphics Annual and American Illustration 3.[8] He published an autobiography in 2003, which won the 2004 Sappi European Printer of the Year gold award.[9][10][11]

## Awards and tributes

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* First Prize for Oil – Majska Izlozba, Moša Pijade, Bitola, Macedonia (1977)[citation needed]
* Merit Award – The Toronto Art Directors Club (1983)[citation needed]
* First Prize for Oil – Barron Arts Center (1985), Woodbridge, N.J., USA[citation needed]
* First Place – Artist' Liaison: National Juried Art Competition (1987), Santa Monica, CA, USA[citation needed]
* Award of Excellence for the painting Guilt – Communication Arts, Illustration Annual (1990)[12]
* Art Criticism by [Jorge Alberto Manrique] (2007)[13]

## Publications

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* Rallé- Master of the Town of Consuls (2003). The book was published by Antilope Art Books in Lier, Belgium.[14] Commentaries were provided by Marcel van Jole – founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Antwerp (MuHKA), Yonah Foncé – curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Antwerp (MuHKA),[15] and Michel Gaudet – both an artist and an art critic.
* The Mind's Eye: The Art of Omni[16]
* Our Human Herds: The Philosophy of Dual Morality and a Theory of Moral Evolution By Martin Fritz (2015)[17]
* Foundation[18]

## Exhibitions

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* 1986- Delaware Art Museum, Invitational Exhibition, National Academy of Fantastic Art[19]

## Museum Collections

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* 2019- Art Gallery of Alberta.[20] Temptress, 1962, Oil on panel, 20.5 x 15.4 cm, Gift of Buddy Victor & Al Osten.

## Gallery

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* Temptress II, oil on board

* Ethical Conduct, oil on board

* Madonna Without a Child, oil on board

## References

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1. ^ "Louis. K. Meisel Gallery". Louis K. Meisel Gallery. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
2. ^ "Ralle > Exhibitions". Art in Context. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
3. ^ "Bruce R. Lewin Gallery". Users.rcn.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
4. ^ The Mind's Eye: The Art of Omni. 2014.
5. ^ Wiles, Will (September 2014). "The Mind's Eye: The Art of Omni". ArtReview. p. 199. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
6. ^ "Dwarfs / by Tim Appenzeller and the editors of Time-Life Books – Details – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
7. ^ "Is There Any End to Kerouac Highway?". Esquire.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
8. ^ Booth-Clibborn, Edward (1984). American Illustration. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-1821-4.
9. ^ "Thirty-eight European printers honored at Sappi awards – WhatTheyThink". Members.whattheythink.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
10. ^ "Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique". Opteron1.kbr.be. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
11. ^ "Svět tisku – Gold for technical excellence". Svettisku.cz. 2004-06-25. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
12. ^ Communication Arts. Coyne & Blanchard. 1984.
13. ^ "AICA – Jornadas de Crítica De Arte 2007: 4. La apropiación nuestra de cada día. Jack Seligson". May 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
14. ^ "Antilope – home". Antilope.be. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
15. ^ "M HKA". Muhka.be. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
16. ^ The Mind's Eye: The Art of Omni. 2014.
17. ^ Fritz, Martin (29 January 2016). Our Human Herds: The Philosophy of Dual Morality and a Theory of Moral Evolution. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 518\. ISBN 978-1-4575-3801-8.
18. ^ Foundation. 1986.
19. ^ "Institutional Archives: Exhibition History – 1980–1989 – Delaware Art Museum". Delart.org. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
20. ^ "Art Gallery of Alberta: 2019 Report to the Community (pg.11)" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-10-19.