Rallé (artist) explained

Rallé
Birth Date:	September 6, 1949
Birth Place:	Pitești, Romania
Nationality:	American
Field:	Painter
Training:	School of Applied Arts, Department of Graphics, Skopje, Macedonia
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 magazine Omni, and appeared as covers of several books. Rallé's work has also been featured in Time Life Books,^[4] Esquire,^[5] Penthouse, Gulf-Commentator, Toronto Life, Graphics Annual and American Illustration 3.^[6] He published an autobiography in 2003, which won the 2004 Sappi European Printer of the Year gold award.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Awards and tributes

• First Prize for Oil – Majska Izlozba, Moša Pijade, Bitola, Macedonia (1977)
• Merit Award – The Toronto Art Directors Club (1983)
• First Prize for Oil – Barron Arts Center (1985), Woodbridge, N.J., USA
• First Place – Artist' Liaison: National Juried Art Competition (1987), Santa Monica, CA, USA
• Award of Excellence for the painting Guilt – Communication Arts, Illustration Annual (1990)^[10]
• Art Criticism by Jorge Alberto Manrique (2007)^[11]

Publications

• Rallé- Master of the Town of Consuls (2003). The book was published by Antilope Art Books in Lier, Belgium.^[12] 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),^[13] and Michel Gaudet – both an artist and an art critic.
• The Mind's Eye – The art of OMNI (2014). The book is published by Powerhouse books.^[14] Authors: Jeremy Frommer, Rick Schwartz, and Ben Bova.
• Our Human Herds: The Philosophy of Dual Morality and a Theory of Moral Evolution By Martin Fritz (2015)^[15]
• Foundation^[16]

Exhibitions

• 1986- Delaware Art Museum, Invitational Exhibition, National Academy of Fantastic Art^[17]

Museum Collections

• 2019- Art Gallery of Alberta.^[18] Temptress, 1962, Oil on panel, 20.5 x 15.4 cm, Gift of Buddy Victor & Al Osten.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louis. K. Meisel Gallery. Louis K. Meisel Gallery. 2010-10-11.
2. Web site: Ralle > Exhibitions. Art in Context. 2010-10-11.
3. Web site: Bruce R. Lewin Gallery. Users.rcn.com. 2013-12-24.
4. Web site: Dwarfs / by Tim Appenzeller and the editors of Time-Life Books – Details – Trove. Trove.nla.gov.au. 2013-12-24.
5. Web site: Is There Any End to Kerouac Highway?. Esquire.com. 2020-05-30.
6. Book: American Illustration. Abrams. 978-0-8109-1821-4. Booth-Clibborn. Edward. 1984 .
7. Web site: Thirty-eight European printers honored at Sappi awards – WhatTheyThink. Members.whattheythink.com. 2010-10-11.
8. Web site: Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique. Opteron1.kbr.be. 2010-10-11.
9. Web site: Svět tisku – Gold for technical excellence. Svettisku.cz. 2004-06-25. 2010-10-11.
10. Book: Communication Arts. 1984. Coyne & Blanchard.
11. Web site: AICA – Jornadas de Crítica De Arte 2007: 4. La apropiación nuestra de cada día. Jack Seligson. 2012-08-12.
12. Web site: Antilope – home. Antilope.be. 2010-10-11.
13. Web site: M HKA. Muhka.be. 2010-10-11.
14. Web site: BNC CataList – powerHouse Books. bnccatalist.ca. 2014-10-03.
15. Book: Fritz, Martin. Our Human Herds: The Philosophy of Dual Morality and a Theory of Moral Evolution. 29 January 2016. Dog Ear Publishing. 978-1-4575-3801-8. 518.
16. Book: Foundation. 1986.
17. Web site: Institutional Archives: Exhibition History – 1980–1989 – Delaware Art Museum. Delart.org. 2013-12-24.
18. Web site: Art Gallery of Alberta: 2019 Report to the Community (pg.11). 2022-10-19.