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Tag Archives: trompe l’oeil
Design Exercise:Texture
In several recent posts we’ve discussed artists who use the design element of texture. I’m asking you to put the new knowledge you’ve gained from those posts to use. The best way to begin to do this is by reviewing … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles, How-To
Tagged art assignment, art education, art education resource, Art Textbook, camouflage, design element of texture, design exercise, design exercise texture, design textbook, elements and principles of design, trompe l'oeil
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Texture As Material And Metaphor
In several recent posts we’ve discussed the design element of texture. I want to add to that discussion by presenting the work of two additional artists, Alexandra Kehayoglou and Sigalit Landau. Argentinian artist Alexandra Kehayoglou is known for her elaborately … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged Alexandra Kehayoglou, art education, art education resource, art installations, Art Textbook, design element of texture, design textbook, elements and principles of design, MVRDV, rug making, sculpture, Sigalit Landau, textile arts, The Dead Sea, trompe l'oeil
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Fool The Eyes: Artists Who Use Their Skills To Challenge Our Perception (Part 4)
In this series of blog posts we have been exploring artwork designed to cause viewers to look again (and even again) at what they think they are seeing. So far we have discussed examples of imaginary space and hidden symbolism, … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers
Tagged Alyson Shotz, Anish Kapoor, art education, art education resource, art installation, Art Textbook, design textbook, Lucas Samaras, mirrored surfaces, mirrors in art, Phillip K. Smith III, reflections, sculpture, texture, trompe l'oeil, Yayoi Kusama
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The Dog Ate My Blog Post
In my years of university teaching I heard many excuses for late work, and yes, “The dog ate my assignment,” was one of them. So here I am today, joining the ranks of those derelict students and proclaiming “The dog … Continue reading
Fool The Eyes: Artists Who Use Their Skills To Challenge Our Perception (Part 3)
In two earlier posts we described the work of artists who create artwork that challenges the viewer’s perception – work that goes beyond simple representation and fools the eye as well as tricking the mind. The first post looked at … Continue reading
Fool The Eyes: Artists Who Use Their Skills To Challenge Our Perception (Part 2)
In an earlier post we started a discussion about artists who have used their illusion-making skills to manipulate the viewer’s perception in mysterious or super convincing ways – to fool the eye and trick the mind. You can read that … Continue reading
Fool The Eyes: Artists Who Use Their Skills To Challenge Our Perception
Artists in Western countries have a long tradition of using design elements in careful ways to create illusions. By subtly manipulating these elements they have been able to transform a mundane flat surface into what appears to be a window … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged anamorphic perspective, Andrea Pozzo, art education resource, Art Textbook, design element space, design element texture, design textbook, elements and principles of design, Hans Holbein, oil painting, sidewalk chalk artists, trompe l'oeil
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Design Exercise: Trompe l’oeil Texture
Those of you who’ve read Chapter 5 of our book Design: A Beginner’s Handbook know that trompe l’oeil is a type of visual texture that involves extreme realism. In fact, the term trompe l’oeil translates as “to fool the eye.” Artists … Continue reading