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Gilbert Marosi flew into this world on November 25,
1937, in Paris, France. As he learned to walk on the cobblestone streets near
the Place de Republic, his future as an artist was already taking shape. He
saw the world very differently from other children. He remembers with
wide-eyed innocence the castle he lived in where his mother took him in 1943.
Because of his Jewish heritage,
she had to hide him from the Germans to secure his safety. Any other young boy
would be terrified. But not Gilbert, estranged from his parents, he played in
the apple and plum orchard. Sneaking out at night to enjoy watching how the
moon looked over the orchard was one of his favorite pastimes. He took
pleasure in watching the colors dance across the orchard by moonlight.
As an international artist,
Gilbert uses his early childhood experience to transform the mundane into
spectacular, bold imagery. His wild paintings are explosive, not safe. They
are filled with adventures in style and color. As an adult, Gilbert worked as
an Aircraft Engineer for Boeing, living in Seattle. In time he became an
accomplished classical and jazz pianist, as he moved through the ranks of the
engineering world. His love for combining the right and left hemispheres of
the brain is an unending thread in everything he does in his extraordinary
life.
He is greatly influenced by the
music of Beethoven, particularly “Moonlight Sonata,” George Shearing, and
“Clair de Lune” by Debussy. Robert Marosi, Gilbert’s son, gave him the initial
push into the art world. Rob, who is a teacher and an electric, abstract
painter in his own right, encouraged Gilbert to draw. Gilbert drew with a
pencil for six months. He was initially intimidated by painting. Then one day,
he picked up a brush and began to paint. His first painting was of Cecilia,
his daughter. He enthusiastically embraced this new medium. His paintings
were uninhibited, free, and an unbelievable source of meditation. His first
art teacher was Ming Gwan, a famous international artist from Guandong, China.
He also studied under Jean
Packard, a well known Palo Alto painter, and Henry Asencio, a close friend and
phenomenal teacher. He joined the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto and studied
under George Rivera, the Executive Director of the Triton Museum in Santa
Clara. Gilbert has created over 1000 paintings and drawings that range from
abstract to representational using acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, and mixed
media.
His paintings are in private
collections in the United States and Europe.
Gilbert Marosi -- Works by Category
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