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Friday, 12 November 2010

Things are not always what they seem





These are all examples of Rex Whistler's trompe l'oeil. I was inspired by his trompe l'oeil tent when I visited Port Lymne over half-term. It was just like being inside a wonderful striped canvas tent but the room was actually just a plain rectangle. Quite amazing how the eye can be so perfectly fooled by this incredibly skillful artist.

None of these rooms are really vaulted or corniced like this - it is all just a trick of the eye created by paintwork.

For examples of trompe l'oeil nearer home visit the Hotel du Vin restaurant and especially the snooker room which is just like being inside a Cuban cigar box - complete with fake bullet holes.
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4 comments:

  1. Dave Wilson15 November 2010 at 02:39

    How wonderful. Where is this place? i want to go.

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  2. SH16 November 2010 at 05:00

    that is making my eyes hurt!!

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  3. Unknown16 November 2010 at 09:31

    The tent room is at Port Lympne - the Aspinall Foundation wildlife park. Couldn't find pics of that so these ones are of the National Trust place - Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire

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  4. Alan24 August 2012 at 05:01

    The bottom photo is not Rex Whistler, nor is it trompe l'oeil, it's the work of the architect Robert Adam at Kedleston Hall. The room does have a high vaulted ceiling, and all the ornament is raised stucco, not trompe l'oeil.

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