trompe-l'oeil
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Remembering the 16th and 17th century artisans commissioned to adorn the walls of wealthy Europeans’ homes with murals and trompe-l’oeil, I encourage my friends’ 4-year-old to draw on the living room wall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
A red, trompe-l’oeil wrapping cloth by the young artist Yu Tanaka sits across from a piece by Eiko Kishi whose knobbly, blue and white finish and abstract triangular planes evoke a Star Wars spaceship.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Jirsa combines such glossy everyday objects — actual or simulated with adept trompe-l’oeil painting — as black plastic trash bags, pink neon-tube hearts and metallic Mylar balloons emblazoned with, of course, blithe grins.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022
A plain footstool jumps to life in trompe-l’oeil black and white — both a tangible artifact and an artsy abstraction.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2021
Even an adult can amuse himself for half an hour with this: it is a perfect trompe-l'oeil in mechanical adjustment.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
