Amazing Illusion in Paris

May 15, 2007 at 9:02 AM
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Amazing mural via Mighty Optical Illusions:

"Richard Murphy helped me remember a mural I had intentions of writing more about. It is trompe-l'oeil which is at Georges V Ave. in Paris, France. Trompe-l'oeil is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects really exist, instead of being just two-dimensional paintings. It is the same principle all those pavement artists like Eduardo Relero and Julian Beever are governed by. It is derived from French for "trick the eye," from tromper (to deceive) and l'oeil (the eye). These surely prove that the site wasn't photoshoped, like some of you thought...Richard added:

'This building is on King George V in Paris. We found it by accident on the way to Champs from tower and had not seen it or heard of it before, hope you can use, its an amazing site to see."

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Bad Banana wrote:
May 15, 2007

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Man, that is unbelievably cool. Thanks for sharing.

Madelyn wrote:
May 16, 2007

Incredible! My first impression was that it was very Gaudi-esque, with all those crazy lines. But its a very creative and amazing expression. Is it a fairly new piece? I haven't been to Paris in a few years, but I know I've never seen it before... Thanks for sharing!