Look Closely !

[pastafreak]

These are paintings, believe it or not...not paper cut-outs. Done by Trompe-l'œil artist Bill Braun...zoom in for the amazing detail.

https://www.billbraunart.com/recent-works?lightbox=dataItem-l00bqzo77

 

 

[naomi24]

Clever!

[jno]

clever, I guess, but ... why would I paint a nice house to look like a tumbledown shack?

[Lie-in King]

Clever, but I don't like them, sorry 🙁

[pastafreak]

I think I read the artist charges $7,000 for them. No, I'd not buy one either. But I certainly admire the skill and imagination involved in creating such pieces. 

[naomi24]

They are clever but I wouldn't want them on my wall at any price.

[Patsy33]

Very clever!

[Moorea7]

Unusual - I like some of them.

[retrocop]

Not my cup of tea. They look like the sort of paintings you may find in an infants school classroom. imo

[Rosetta]

I like them. They could easily be used as book illustrations.

[Tuvok]

Reminds me of Fuzzy Felts

[Tilly2]

Amazing perspective in those. I love them, especially the ones depicting boats.

[piggynose]

I agree with retro

[pastafreak]

Yes, that us true, retro and piggy. But the point is that they look exactly like something they aren't. As I mentioned, that's where the artists skill is.

[piggynose]

Sorry pasta but I can't see anything special? 

I'll have a look on my PC.

[piggynose]

I just had a look at those paintings on my pc, still none of the wiser!!  dont get me wrong, theyre well done, but as retro said they belong in an infants school!

[Tilly2]

No, they dont. They are very skilfully executed paintings. You have a go and see what you can do. 

[Patsy33]

I think some are missing the point, Pasta..

[Old_Geezer]

Not a style I appreciate. I can't understand why, if you are a good artist, you mess about with an unimpressive style as if you couldn't paint normally. They're ok as far as they go though. Bundle a dozen together for a quid and they'd be ok in the nursery.

[Canary42]

Yes, the trompe l'oeil is very well executed, and the subject is rather imaginative, but in the end a bit pointless I  feel.

[jno]

I don't doubt the skill Tilly, I just wonder why. Most of the history of painting has involved verisimilitude and you can see why trompe l'oeil painters did their best to make you think you were looking at something real and three dimensional. But why try to persuade viewers they see something in two dimensions, when they already know?