Trompe-l’oeil is a French expression that translates into English as deceive the eye. It is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions – in other words, life-like art that tricks the eye.
We previously looked at Realistic 3D Street Painting, which is, in general, painted on a horizontal surface (road, pavement, etc), so in this round-up we have selected some of the best examples of trompe-l’oeil that we could find, which are generally painted on vertical surfaces such as walls… all of these are painted on flat surfaces and some, if not all of them are amazingly unbelievable… or maybe I should say amazingly believable!
Trompe l’Oeil Murals
Trompe l’oeil – Montpelier
Trompe-l’oeil Hagemeyer
Trompe l’oeil Wall with Seagull
Mezzanine en Trompe l’oeil
LaSalle Trompe l’Oeil Golden Door
Chiavari, Trompe l’oeil
Nice, Facade en Trompe-l’oeil
Trompe L’Oeil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Trompe l’oeil – Quebec
Trompe l’Oeil – Venice, California
Trompe l’Oeil – La Souterraine
Trompe l’Oeil a St Genis-Pouilly
Trompe l’oeil Bridge Mural over Carroll Creek, Frederick, MD
San Diego Skyline Trompe L’oeil
Trompe l’oeil at Knaresborough Railway Station
Trompe l’oeil Blueprint
Trompe l’Oeil – It’s a flat wall! Winnipeg, Canada
Lione, Trompe l’oeil
Tuscany Trompe L’oeil – Close Up
Trompe l’oeil Mural – Quebec City
Bucyrus, Great American Crossroad
Ohio & Erie Canal
Centennial Arch
39 George V, Paris
Art Imitating Life Imitating Art
Tunnel Vision
Painted Vigneron’s Hut
Photo Opportunity – Swanage, Dorset
Painted Houses, France
Conclusion
I hope you were as blown away by these images as I was. Have you seen a trompe l’oeil mural in real life? Have you come across any really good ones that we missed from this list? Please share your comments and links with us in the section below.
