Mural artist Eric Grohe is a master of Tromp l’oeil, the art of illusion. Believe it or not, the right side of the building shown is completely flat!
He believes that his art should involve, challenge and inspire the viewer; not simply adorn, but integrate with its architectural surroundings. Works of the size and scope that Mr. Grohe creates take months to complete as attention must be given to every detail, no matter how small.
Link to story. Link to artist’s website.
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Urban art comes in all kinds of flavor, but this may be my favorite: "A Love Letter For You," a project by Stephen Powers where he paints various murals with lovey-dovey messages around Philadelphia (yes, the City of Brotherly Love – how appropriate!)
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, too! Link – via 30gms
Take 3,074 paint chips in 36 colours, a few glue guns and a bit of elbow grease. And what do you get? A cool mural, that’s what. Oh, and glue all over your clothes.
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Neil Wilkinson of Sacredart Murals creates fantastic 360° murals and trompe l’oeil paintings in rooms, swimming pools, bars…
I wish my room had looked like this when I was a child! (Don’t miss his Murals Gallery)
Based now in Devon, UK, Neil has produced some truly amazing murals, trompe l’oeil and fantasy art in the last few years, and you are invited to explore his wonderful creations here at Sacredart Murals.
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Mural Mosaic is a project at the Town of Cochrane, Canada, where hundreds of original paintings by artists are combined into a giant mural.
The idea for the project came from artist Lewis Lavoie, who created the first Mural Mosaic by assembling scores of his own personal paintings into the face of Michelangelo’s David (previously on Neatorama here). Since then, he has created the master image and designate panels to individual artists (with some color and shape guidelines – but the artists are free to create as they desire).
This one above is their latest, "Le Cadeau du Cheval / The Horse Gift" (2008), which is composed of individual paintings of famous horses.
Link – via holeinthedonut
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This room is amazing. It’s all handpainted by DogGrrl from Craftster. I’m extremely impressed with her perspective – it took me a few tries, but if you look closely, you can see where the actual wall ends and where her painting skills begin.
And this is genius – shortly after she posted the pictures of her completed room, she had someone gut an old, not-working Coke machine and put shelves inside. The result? Computer cabinet. Love it.
Link for more pictures, which I highly recommend checking out. It’s even more detailed than what you see here!
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