AlbanyMural Ltd
Architectural & Trompe L'oeil Painting
Trompe L'oeil Public Artworks
Broadway Gateway, a 7,500 sq ft trompe l'oeil mural in Albany, NY.
What is trompe l'oeil art?
Pronunciation: tromp loy
Trompe l'oeil literally translates from French to mean "fools the eye." Hard to paint, the trompe l'oeil piece requires meticulous attention to detail on the part of the artist. Proper sizing and every detail, nuance of light and gradation of color must be skillfully incorporated in order to make the two-dimensional work appear to be three-dimensional.
http://arthistory.about.com/od/glossary/g/t_trompe_loeil.htm
Detail of center arch:
SIX HISTORIC TROMPE L'OEIL DOORWAYS
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GUILDERLAND, NY
trompe l'oeil stone
This is a wall painted to appear to be made of stone blocks. It is not. It is solid gray, smooth concrete.
The Hudson River Way
is a pedestrian bridge that connects downtown Albany with the Hudson River park. Along the bridge are thirty lamppost obelisks showcasing trompe l'oeil still life paintings depicting the history of the people who lived along the upper Hudson from antiquity through present day.
Selections from the thirty Hudson River Way Paintings appear below:
Haudenosaunee Hudson River Way
Citti Albania Hudson River Way
News from the Colony Hudson River Way
Specific Gravity Hudson River Way
Station House Hudson River Way
First Chair Hudson River Way
Snow Day! Hudson River Way
All 30 Hudson River Way trompe l'oeil still life paintings are made with Keim potassium silicate permanent paints.
The painted niches and objects are all trompe l'oeil illusion. The obelisks are solid concrete.
