Tuesday, October 16, 2007

The Melting Building Optical Illusion

trompe l'oeil building
melting building
trompe l'oeil
painted building

No, it's not a photoshop image, this is a real building located in Paris, France. This optical illusion, or "trompe l'oeil", is the work of the Athem company. Basically, the building has been covered in a very large tarp of sorts, totalling over 8,000 square feet. These tarps cover the facades of buildings while they are under construction, as a way to mask the unsightliness of the work being performed underneath.
This ingenious work is the creation of artist Peter Delavie, who has required the help of some forty people and more than 370 hours of work. The building will house the headquarters of Bleeker by the end of 2007. For more photos and information visit 39georgev.org.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is so cool!