The Fantastic Art of Illusion--Trompe l'oeil Murals

The Fantastic Art of Illusion--Trompe
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> Subject: The Art of Illusion
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> This does require time to load if you are using a
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> time, absolutely unbelievable, you must keep in mind
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> looking at flat surfaces, the people are not real.
> This guy is a
> remarkable artist!
> The Art of Illusion - Trompe l'oeil Murals
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> Commission an artist for a large-scale life-like
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> into a panoramic setting which will add almost
> infinite depth to rooms.
> Here's an example of one of the best in the
> business, the artist Eric
> Grohe. The scale, realism and attention to detail
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> Before photo - typical concrete & stucco facade
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> Preparing the wall surface
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> Preparing the canvas - plastering the wall surface
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> The wall starts to take on a 3-dimensional
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> Eric in his element, 30' off the ground. He does
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> himself & researches, paints and designs each
> project from scratch. His
> wife Kathy, also an artist, serves as project
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> The German made (century old) Keim mineral paints
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> durability & longevity. Their liquid-mineral
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> potassium silicate with the building's mineral
> substrate....they resist
> UV and moisture corrosion and remain color true for
> over 100 years.
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> After photos of the 50x58' mural - it's hard to tell
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> Eric Grohe and his wife Kathy live in Marysville, WA
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> his work, I've posted some highlights below or you
> can visit his web
> site at http://www.ericgrohemurals.com
> <http://www.ericgrohemurals.com/>
> . For specific questions, you can contact Eric at
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<mailto:info@ericgrohemurals.com>info@ericgrohemurals.com
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> <mailto:info@ericgrohemurals.com> .
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> Here are some more examples of Eric's projects....
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> Great American Crossroad - Bucyrus, Ohio
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> Liberty Remembers
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> After - hard to believe you're looking at a flat
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> How to dress up a Shopping Mall - Niagara, NY
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> After - wide view
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> After - close ups (I wonder how many birds fly into
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> Indoor Murals - Miller Brewery
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> When working indoors, the environment is typically
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> could conceivably use large format digital
> reproductions to create a
> life-like mural. However, if the indoor location is
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> UV or airborne vapors/chemicals, digital
> reproductions will begin to
> deteriorate rather quickly. The murals below are
> painted in oil on a
> Dibond® aluminum com backing and are overcoated to
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> chemical and physical abuse of day to day activity.
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> Hallway Before - Miller Fermenting Rooms
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> After Photos - Past meets Present in the Miller
> Brewery Fermenting Rooms
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> surface of the murals
> to enhance the illusion. You're looking at flat
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> Detail view looking down the illusional hallway in
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> Brew Room Includes 22 smaller murals - various sizes
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> scenes of Miller's history going back to the 19th
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> Check it out (www.computerstfw.com
> <http://www.computerstfw.com/>)
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