Trompe l’oeil
Apr 1, 2008
Escaping Criticism by Pere Borrell del Caso (1874).
A few eye-fooling paintings for All Fools Day.
Reverse Side of a Painting by Cornelis Gijsbrechts (1670).
The Plas Newydd mural by Rex Whistler (1940s).
Tunnelvision by Blue Sky (1975).
• Trompe l’oeil murals
• More trompe l’oeil paintings: I | II
Previously on { feuilleton }
• Chiaroscuro
• Vanitas paintings
• The art of Rex Whistler, 1905–1944
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#1 posted by Nathalie
Apr 1st, 2008
My favourite has to be the second one. I can imagine having such a painting at home and visitors wondering why it is turned to the wall.
The last one made me think a little about Julian Beever’s 3D sidewalk paintings.
#2 posted by John
Apr 1st, 2008
Cornelis Gijsbrechts seemed to specialise in trompe l’oeil although that one’s the simplest and cleverest. Seems very archly modern considering its age.
I nearly included Julian Beever but his stuff was all over blogs a couple of years ago.
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