Paris and Amsterdam together Jan 4, 2008
One purse on displayand available in the gift shophad a trompe l'oeil impression of a revolver on it. We agreed it wasn't ideal for a teacher. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Portland mansion a glorious gilded lily Dec 24, 2007
Trompe l'oeil paintings and ceilings, intricately carved woodwork and plaster, ornate gas chandeliers and gilt are everywhere. Paintings by Giuseppe Guidicini, an Italian immigrant who lived in New York and specialized in theatrical scenes, adorn many walls. (Boston Globe)
If walls could talk ... Dec 23, 2007
The options are limitless: Venetian plaster to American Clay, faux painting to color washing, murals and trompe l'oeil to foils and commercial vinyl ... Trompe l'oeil is a mural that fools the eye, such as a painted window that looks realistic. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
NYC's grand hotels filled with luxuries Dec 7, 2007
1930s detailing and trompe l'oeil art. 200 rooms. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A home office that's not all business Dec 3, 2007
The images of the flower vase beneath the window and this lofty pile of books are from a selection of trompe l'oeil wallpaper panels at the Collection - British designer Alison Grant's jewel box of a shop in the Marais district of Paris. The Paperbacks series by Tracy Kendall is about $80 per meter, through. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Window 'view' of the sky will require illusion Nov 22, 2007
If it's done properly, it will be a true trompe l'oeil ("trick the eye") ... You can have an entirely different scene on your trompe l'oeil window panels ... Have the trompe l'oeil images painted by a faux artist (be aware that this kind of talent can be expensive) and installed by a carpenter. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fashion for all Oct 9, 2007
Christian Dior captured the sharp/soft contrast with trompe l'oeil dresses made to resemble a waistcoat and long skirt; Loewe had jackets and shorts in sand-coloured suede. Nina Ricci, designed by Olivier Theyskens, put a darker spin on the floaty-plus-jacket look, so that the models looked like gothic wood nymphs. (Guardian Unlimited)
Federico da Montefeltro's Library Sep 25, 2007
Realistic renderings of the duke's volumes, pieces of armor, musical instruments and scientific ephemera are represented on the shelves of his trompe l'oeil (illusionistic) intarsia (wooden inlay) panels from his two studioli (rooms designed for the duke's contemplation as well as the reception of guests) in his residences at Urbino and Gubbio. (Federico's actual is installed on the first floor of the nearby Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Suite101.com)
Every pattern tells a story Sep 15, 2007
Walking past a yellowed trompe l'oeil and a maroon damask, Neil Brochu stops before a square of wallpaper that dates back to about the 1880s. Though torn and stained in places, a delicate pattern of blue flowers still rises brightly from a field of muted sea green. (Globe and Mail)
New Mexico, Oldham style Aug 14, 2007
More of her tiles create a trompe l'oeil hearth rug in front of the downstairs fireplace. In the hallway, dark-green tiles and added found stones recall a mossy river bottom. (AZCentral -- Home)
Muralist Greg Brown named Artist of the Year Aug 11, 2007
Brown is best known for his fanciful Palo Alto trompe l'oeil wall murals, which include images of a spaceship crashing into a bank building and a man pushing an alien in a stroller. "Greg's work is a constant reminder that art is a part of our daily lives -- at least it should be," said State Sen. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Russia's flirtation with internationalism Aug 11, 2007
In one, there is a trompe l'oeil suggestion of broken glass panes piled on top of one another. In the other, everything is reduced to neat geometrical facets as if the objects were looked at through a prism. (International Herald Tribune)
Napa and Sonoma Style Aug 9, 2007
The shop: Nearly everything at Ca'Toga Galleria D'Arte (1206 Cedar St.; 707/942-3900) is hand-painted by the prominent trompe l'oeil artist Carlo Marchiori: the folding screens, the ceramic plates -- even the barrel-vaulted ceiling, done Michelangelo-style with a celestial mural. T+L tip: Marchiori lives up the road, in a Palladian villa whose seven rooms are covered in frescoes. (CNN -- Travel)
Time-Travel With Governors Jul 22, 2007
Workers are now restoring trompe l'oeil moldings, recessed ceilings, frames, wooden scroll work and even billiard balls and cue sticks. The mansion was built in 1877. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
THE HOUSE ON THE HILL Jul 12, 2007
" Carolands stands 4 1/2 stories high. On the south side of the ground floor is the main entrance, opening to a tiled hallway with the women's salon to the left, the men's salon and a cloakroom to the right and -- straight ahead -- a few stairs up to the atrium and grand staircase. A guest elevator and a service elevator also serve the upper floors. The atrium, soaring 78 feet to a huge skylight, "is believed to be the largest enclosed space in a private residence in the United States,"... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Silver screen glamour in Paris Jul 5, 2007
The exquisite embroidery, like the trompe l'oeil peacock feather eyes decorating an amber cocktail frock, is all done in Beirut where he has a workroom of 90 staff. Chakra, who has been busy despite the ongoing turmoil, is keeping his fingers crossed that there will be no repetition of last year, when his entire collection on arrival back from Paris got stuck in Beirut airport while it was being bombed. (iAfrica.com)
Best of British? Jul 5, 2007
Banksy is fascinated by trompe l'oeil - the art of deceiving the eye - and has quoted from "a man in the pub" a story about art and illusion that in fact comes from the writings of Pliny the Elder ... No wonder the council rushed to acclaim, and protect, Banksy's would-be trompe l'oeil painting of a naked man hanging out of a window on Park Street, while a husband scans the street for his wife's lover. (Guardian Unlimited)
Crafty art speakers revelling in absurdity Jul 3, 2007
"Against the empire of trauma," Armstrong wrote, "David Griggs erects his system of irony and subtle iconoclasm. Excavating the matrix of power, he creates an enclave of vision within the global image theatre's cruel heart of darkness. The insurgent reality is condensed as a patent scenography, a cavernous trompe l'oeil. "Immured in the recessed microcosm, you step back, your vision detached from the blinding ray of fear. Demons and clowns of the unconscious are on private display in the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Artists team up to support Hay House owner Jun 26, 2007
The documentary will allow visitors to see the only record of the trompe l'oeil replica of Hay House that was once featured in an exhibit at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme as well as an extraordinary series of dusk to dawn landscapes and portraits of people important in Brown's life. Unfortunately, both of these works were destroyed in the fire. (Pictorial Gazette, CT)
Street Art's Street Fight Jun 14, 2007
As the genre has evolved, street art has grown from petty spray paint tags to elaborate murals to trompe l'oeil paintings. The art and some of its more provocative creators have gained notoriety across the globe and have been welcomed into some of the world's most prestigious museums. (Utne.com)
Local cabinet company wins 3 design awards May 13, 2007
Trompe l'oeil paint treatments throughout the four-story home is the work of Grand Illusions ... The trompe l'oeil-painted wall treatment replicates draped fabric. (Herald-Tribune)
Mark Eley: Designer keen to share his ideas May 6, 2007
The couple started their own garment line in 1995 for A-line skirts, drop-waisted dresses and other garments, using their distinctive prints of bold flashes, florals, dots, bubbles and trompe l'oeil. Talking about where he usually got inspiration for his works, Eley said that he and his team relied on the calendar. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Art show opens at SCCA May 5, 2007
The illusion gives rise to the name of the show, "Trompe L'oeil," French for "Trick of the Eye.". Among other objects depicted in the paintings are a dragonfly, silverware, balloons, shoes, a Branock device (the contraption used at shoe stores to measure feet), chairs, animal crackers and more. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Spring garden tours bloom with art, not just flowers May 3, 2007
In Aubrey and Becky Daniels' Northlake backyard, the garage door displays a garden scene painted by muralist Kelly Morgenstern in trompe l'oeil (or "fool-the-eye") fashion one so realistic that visitors nearly walk into it. There's also a mixed-media sculpture by Blue Chilton of "Flossie Mae," a famed Varsity carhop, a whimsical accent for the fun-loving couple's garden. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Mansion gets extreme makeover Apr 29, 2007
" Graphite powder on top of layers of paint gives the walls a wonderful gray sheen. Designer Steven Miller devised the decor as an homage to John Dickinson. The late designer's trademark Etruscan chairs, in white leather and lacquered wood, complement a table that Miller designed. The room's reflective surfaces and warm neutrals are accented by green (the tent-flap drapes, upholstered head chairs, patterned wool rug) and lavender (the flowers, candles). Framed Greek and Roman intaglio seals add... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Reception for artist, new dining room at Canton restaurant set this weekend Apr 25, 2007
He painted a Trompe L'oeil (French for "fool the eye") stone staircase and a faux tapestry, and he added faux marble finishes to the woodwork. A reception for the artist and a public viewing of the dining room will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
The ART Cologne fair shifts dates and find new competition Apr 25, 2007
With thousands of snippets of newspaper, Hishikari creates images that seem, at first, to be conventional photos of conventional events like weddings but reveal themselves as extraordinary examples of trompe l'oeil wizardry. Photography itself took a less strident role than in recent years. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Four ingredients in a Moon Pie Apr 5, 2007
Art historians will appreciate the multitude of styles Scott used: 17th century Dutch portraiture and still life, 19th century Western scenes and trompe l'oeil. Those who like a visual treat will delight in the neon colors of Dutch masters cavorting on the Vegas Strip, the still lifes of chickens and playing cards and country-kitchen baking supplies. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Deck the walls Apr 5, 2007
But it's her stunning murals and trompe l'oeil paintings that are making her the artist to the local celeb scene. "Trompe l'oeil," a French term meaning "trick the eye," refers to a style of painting that creates the illusion of three-dimensional reality on a flat surface. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
A maestro in my kitchen Mar 27, 2007
The first an appreciation for the technical mastery that created these trompe l'oeil tidbits. But the dishes also worked on a deeper level, one that is often overlooked by technical chefs: They were seriously delicious. (AZCentral -- Home)
• Faux fun: Using paint to transform fireplaces Mar 17, 2007
Both fireplaces were painted with the trompe l'oeil technique, which uses realistic imagery to trick the eye. Howe made the brick fireplaces look like they were tiled in styles that worked with each room's decor. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Diaspora in Rome: Historic churches sit empty in city's heart as people worship in the suburbs Mar 11, 2007
About 12 miles east, in the historic center of Rome, tourists mill about the 400-year-old Baroque Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, admiring the trompe l'oeil frescoes on the ceiling and the relics of saints. But regular worshippers there are few and far between. (North County Times)
Norman manse Mar 9, 2007
After-dinner amusements featured dramatic improvisations against the backdrop of the Grand Salon, with its soaring six-meter, or 20-foot, ceilings, a trompe l'oeil gallery above a bookcase and an oversize fireplace of painted brick and oak. At the top of a flight of stairs, an interior window offers a dizzying view into the room and its monumental wrought iron chandelier. (International Herald Tribune)
Art Of Fashion Mar 6, 2007
Others employ trompe l'oeil trickery or surrealist panache. "Oh, my god," one museumgoer said Saturday, after admiring an elegant, creamy white suit. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Realism, Abstract Texture, Emotion Feb 25, 2007
For example, Trompe L'oeil artists make the rendering of textures the main focus of their painting endeavours This is an article that discusses techniques used in Trompe-L oeil and some of the artists who use them. Artists such as Jan Van Eyke concentrated on highly polished rendering techniques in the 16th century. (Suite101.com)
Bears against bombs Jan 16, 2007
The whole thing is a trompe l'oeil fabrication, a still life, a 2007 history painting - the modern equivalent of G;ricault's Raft of the Medusa, Goya's Third of May and Manet's Execution of the Emperor Maximillian, all of which referred in contentious ways to world events. Taken as a whole, it is the sort of thing one might find documented in Jeremy Deller's Folk Archive, his collection of the amateur and the inadvertent. (Guardian Unlimited)
High & mighty stylish Jan 4, 2007
Lanza also has treated ceilings using different types of applications, such as tenting them with striped wallpaper, using metallic paints and even trompe l'oeil, an art technique whose name is derived from the French meaning "trick the eye" and involves creating realistic imagery in order to give the optical illusion that the depicted objects really exist, instead of being just two- dimensional paintings. "A lot of times, people have these interesting ceilings, and they don't do anything with... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
