Trompe l'oeil by bmac62
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Description
...French for "deceive the eye".
What's a small town to do to attract tourists to stop by?
The Arts Council of Ottawa, Illinois came up with the idea of painting public art murals on walls of old downtown buildings.
The mural above employs trompe l'oeil and really caught my eye. Click Here for trompe l'oeil wiki.
The subject above is Brigadier General William H. L. Wallace, an early resident of Ottawa, a lawyer during peacetime and a Union General during the American Civil War in the 1860s.
Ottawa now has at least seven of these large colorful murals depicting famous events and scenes of their local history.
Bill
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"Museum Lighting 3"
Comments (33)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Oh now this is the time to forget ones hatred of graffiti and say "this IS art" What a beautifully skillfully done work, and you captured it nicely Bill
awjay
very clever work
DAVER2112
Fantastic mural you've captured here Bill. Thanks for sharing. :)
durleybeachbum
Wonderful work, most enjoyable!
bimm3d
wow!! superb!!
EJD64
Nice picture. I want to walk into it, but I think the hitting the wall would hurt.
Faemike55
Fantastic art Thanks for sharing this
photosynthesis
Nice shot of this excellent example of trompe l'oeil. I've admired the art of trompe l'oeil for a long time & have seen many examples in my travels. One of the most striking was the flat face of a building in Lyons, France on which very realistic windows were painted. And, of course, let's not forget those classic cartoon examples in which the Roadrunner draws a road on the side of a mountain & then runs through it, but which gives Wiley Coyote a concussion when he tries the same thing...
MrsRatbag
Stunning example of the art, someone is an excellent artist! Great capture of this beauty, Bill
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God Bless.
Maxidyne
It'll certainly do the trick Bill. Shame more businesses follow the idea. Bet you stood for ages looking at this. It's stunning!
BIPOLARTWO
Truly beautiful work-Hope it did it's work and attracted visitor's
T.Rex
A beautiful and well detailed image which has taken a lot of time and effort to make. I hope it stands up well against the weather. Very good idea to put the town on the map and attract tourists. A "window" into history. Nice photo. I like that you included the shop windows and the greenery in front of the store. This gives a sense of scale. The lighting and camera angle are good. I like small town America, and this is one reason why: innovativeness, one of the chracteristics that makes America great. If you have more photos of their art work, please post. Keep up the good work! :-)
jayfar
This really is cleverly done and you have captured it well Bill.
helanker
WOW! This is fantastic art and so beautifully captured too. :)
jendellas
Very artistic, love this, wish we had some :o)
Sea_Dog
Superb shot - great scene.
bazza
Wow stunning mural and capture of it Bill. This is the sort of thing that should be on walls not that graffiti rubbish!!
cfulton
What a find, at least it is out of reach of anyone with a spraycan... Clive
RodS
What a great shot, Bill! That is so beautifully done - I love a good trompe l'oeil - it really makes you look twice to get your head wrapped around what's real and what isn't.
goodoleboy
The artist achieved marvelous depth in this stellar mural of Brigadier General William H. L. Wallace, his troops, the flag, et al, Bill.
auntietk
Nicely done! I'm impressed with the quality you got from your phone. Good stuff!
bobrgallegos
Wonderful wall mural, an outstanding capture Bill!!
sharky_
Wonderful Art...Great shot. Aloha
angora
WOW!!! TYSM! s*cker for trompe l'oeil & murals here! great capture!!!
dakotabluemoon
I like this and the person that done this must be a very good artist.
tennesseecowgirl
I would say very smart part on the town council, I would go and visit for sure. Nice work.
debbielove
Now THAT is Street Art!!!! I like! Great find.... Rob
Blush
Awesome Love it Hugs Susan~
emmecielle
Interesting trompe l'oeil! Wonderful shot! :)