Above are some examples of my Trompe l'Oeil
murals -
painted illusions of balusters, frames, tiles, arches or curved
stone(click on
the image to see bigger picture).
A
story from ancient Greece.
Two painters
were rivals in
a contest:
each would try to make a picture that produced a more perfect illusion
of the real world. One, named Zeuxis, painted a likeness of grapes so
natural that birds flew down to peck at them. Then his opponent,
Parrhasius brought in his picture covered with a cloth. Reaching out to
lift the curtain, Zeuxis was stunned to discover he had lost the
contest. What had appeared to be a cloth was in reality his rival's
painting.
Also...
It's reported that
Rembrandt's student painted coins on the floor of the studio for the
pleasure of watching him trying to pick them up.
