trompe l´oeil

Trompe l?oeil ? from French, meaning ?deceives the eye?...

...Trompe l?oeil pictures always flirt with the pretence to look like real things or materials. For this reason the imitation of materials is found in this technique.

The trompe l?oeil technique used in mural painting is composed of different motifs. The mural is generally painted like a landscape picture behind a frame and using perspective, gives the viewer a three-dimensional illusion of enlargement.

Trompe l?oeil makes a huge impact on the size and atmosphere of a room. 

By using different styles of painting in one mural, the artist is free to create and manipulate. Trompe l?oeil can be two-dimensional like a poster, or with the use of perspective it can be three-dimensional, giving the impression that the room has been expanded or enlarged.

This means that this type of mural, with its various trompe l?oeil styles, is composed by using different painting techniques. (Views, material imitation, landscape motifs integrated into architectural painting.......)

Trompe l?oeil had its renaissance in the 17th century, particularly in France. With the help of this technique it became possible to make very precise decorations and to replicate the colours of materials, furniture and interiors accurately. Nothing stood in the way of flamboyant perfection.

During this time, the techniques of application were also being further developed. Famous trompe l?oeil painters today are still using these methods.

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